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Sunshine Rule flaws called out by doc groups
Proposed rules under the Physician Sunshine Act, a section of the Affordable Care Act aimed to discourage inappropriate financial relationships between manufacturers and physicians, could unfairly
Sunshine Act transparency rule extended
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week finally proposed a Sunshine Act transparency rule, in which drug and device manufacturers must disclose information about their
Doc fined $12k for illegal kickbacks
A Washington judge ordered army cardiologist Dr. Jason Layne Davis to repay the sum of "every dinner, every bottle of wine and every other gratuity that [he] ever received" from cardiac implant maker
Conflicts of interest remain as docs receive $760M from drug makers
Physicians continue to struggle with conflicts of interest related to accepting payments for promotional work for pharmaceutical companies as a new report shows drug makers paid more than $760
Harvard docs punished for conflict of interest violations; ties to pharma
Physicians and drug makers walk a fine line when it comes to their relationships with each other. For three psychiatrists affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School in
Ban physician conflicts of interest to cut costs
Is your healthcare organization trying to shrink costs without cutting services, limiting Medicare or insurance coverage, or hiking deductibles and co-pays? Then consider prohibiting physician
Lifespan to pay $14M to Tufts over conflicts of interest
A federal judge ordered Lifespan Hospital Group to pay a $14.2 million settlement to Tufts Medical Center (formerly New England Medical Center) for failing to disclose potential conflicts of
Physician senator pushes to get paid to practice
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is quietly lobbying to lift a ban that prevents physician senators from getting paid to practice, Politico reports. Payment from outside income currently is barred by the
Four ways to keep office romances from harming your practice
Office romances aren't as taboo as they used to be, and practice management consultants advise that it may not be reasonable or effective to try to ban employees of your medical practice from dating.
IOM recommends standards for clinical effectiveness
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued two new reports March 23 to give healthcare providers and organizations guidance on evaluating various healthcare options. The first report, Clinical Practice
