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Continuing Medical Education: JAMA Opinion Article on CME Bias - Calls for Searching Out Illusionary Bias 27 Aug 2013 | 02:20 pm
In the seventies among the puritanical religious community, it was vogue to play rock albums backwards looking for subliminal messages. Some people even made careers out of exposing what they consid...
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Webinar Lessons Learned in Preparation and Implementation 26 Aug 2013 | 02:55 pm
On September 4, 2013 at 1pm ET, a webinar titled: "Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Lessons Learned in Preparation and Implementation" will discuss the implementation and training that organizations ne...
Medical News Aggregator - MD News Offers CME Tools 26 Aug 2013 | 02:44 pm
A recent article from MDnews highlighted a new online tool, known as "MedNews Plus", a service of MedPage Today which "is helping Kansas physicians stay up to date and informed as well as providing ea...
Industry Academic Collaboration: Astra Zeneca Outsources Neuroscience Research to Tufts 23 Aug 2013 | 02:28 pm
AstraZeneca (AZ) recently announced a new academic collaboration, outsourcing nearly all of its neuroscience to Tufts University's School of Medicine and the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Scie...
The Biggest Challenges Facing Medical Meetings 2013 22 Aug 2013 | 02:46 pm
The Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) recently posted a story in Convene, which discussed "The Biggest Challenges Medical Meeting Planners Face Today." This topic is of particular ...
FDA: Guidance Safety Labeling Changes 21 Aug 2013 | 02:51 pm
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Guidance for Industry: "Safety Labeling Changes —Implementation of Section 505(o)(4) of the FD&C Act". The guidance provides information on ...
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Releases User Guide for Industry 20 Aug 2013 | 05:23 pm
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a "User Guide For Industry" regarding its Open Payments program—also known as the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. Interestingly...
Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act of 2013 20 Aug 2013 | 02:40 pm
We previously noted that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is considering extensive publishing of Medicare payment claims data for physicians and issued a notice for comments asking t...
Senate Hearing: Health Information Technology Using it to Improve Care – Meaningful Use may Not Be So Meaningful After All 19 Aug 2013 | 02:20 pm
Recently, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing entitled "Health Information Technology (HIT): Using it to Improve Care." Health information technology is a topic we have previously addressed...
Increased Enforcement in China Could Result in Large Fines in US and UK 16 Aug 2013 | 02:27 pm
Recent articles have focused on the story of China baring GlaxoSmithKline executive from leaving the country as it turns up the heat on medical products companies over allegations of corruption. The ...
