Institute of Medicine Institute of Medicine: CE Institute Report for Sale Thomas Sullivan Dec 3, 2008 0 The Josiah Macy Foundation has paid the Institute of Medicine (IOM) $428,177 to form an ad hoc committee -- Committee on Planning…
Medical Journals Healthcare Reform: Revising the Medicare Story Thomas Sullivan Dec 1, 2008 0 What if we were to re-write history to meet our political agenda? Well, apparently this is what the New England Journal of…
Congress Letters from Grassley: UnPublic Radio Thomas Sullivan Nov 26, 2008 1 Senator Grassley has taken on yet another psychiatrist on the issue of conflict of interest in what could be considered an…
AMA AMA CEJA: Taking a New Road on Commercial Support Thomas Sullivan Nov 24, 2008 0 According to Medical Meetings the AMA CEJA committee looks like they have taken the proposed ban on commercial support off the…
Congress Healthcare Reform: Waxman Emerges as the New Chairman Thomas Sullivan Nov 20, 2008 0 Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) has emerged as the champion, in the fight for the Chairmanship of the US House Energy and Commerce…
Congress Waxman vs. Dingell –Dingell Down But Not Out Thomas Sullivan Nov 19, 2008 0 The Democratic Steering and Policy Committee (Senior Democrat Leaders) voted…
Healthcare Reform Healthcare Reform: Tom Daschle – HHS Secretary Thomas Sullivan Nov 19, 2008 0 According to the Associated Press, Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle has been chosen by Senator Obama to be the next…
Medical Legal IMS vs. New Hampshire: Laws Restricting Data Mining Upheld Thomas Sullivan Nov 19, 2008 0 In a set-back to freedom of commercial speech the Federal Appeals Court in Boston up held the New Hampshire and Maine Laws…
CME ACCME Call for Comment: Majority Disagree with ACCME Thomas Sullivan Nov 19, 2008 0 A review of respondents to the ACCME Calls for Comment found that most disagreed with the proposed changes. The…
CME Constructive Discussions: Med Ed Forum Thomas Sullivan Nov 18, 2008 0 Recently, I was reviewing upcoming CME conferences and the MedEd Forum, December 3-5th in Philadelphia, and this program…