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Thomas Sullivan

Columbia, Maryland

Former political consultant who founded Rockpointe, Inc. a bio-medical education company in 1995.

Interests: marketing, politics, baseball, cycling, medicine, university of florida sports., medical education, track and cross country

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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Washington Legal Foundation Comments Question the Constitutionality of Reporting for Reprints and Textbooks

The Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the final rule on the Physician Payment Sunshine Act. Specifically, WLF made extensive comments about CMS’ failure to “include medical textbooks within the... Continue reading

Posted 8 hours ago at Policy and Medicine

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Proposed FDA Guidance on Financial Disclosure and the Physician Payment Sunshine Regulations – Divergent Paths and Duplicated Efforts

(This article is adapted from a research paper written by Abraham Gitterman, Research Associate at Rockpointe who graduates today from the University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law.) In 1999, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began collecting... Continue reading

Posted 3 days ago at Policy and Medicine

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United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading: Accuses GlaxoSmithKline for Pay for Delay

In January of this year, we noted that the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case to decide whether agreements between brand-name pharmaceutical companies and generic makers to delay the entry of generic drugs to the market—so called “pay... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at Policy and Medicine

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The Medicare Drug Savings Act 2013

In mid-April, Senator Jay Rockefeller and 18 Senate Democrats introduced legislation to protect seniors and reduce the deficit by $141.2 billion according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) by “making sure pharmaceutical companies pay their share,” reported FiercePharma. Similar proposals... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Policy and Medicine

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NEJM Article: Massachusetts Payment to Physicians Sites Old Statistics to Support Anti Industry Bias

Over the last several years, we have covered the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct (PCOC), enacted in 2009. Subsequently, the Massachusetts legislature rolled back some of the reporting requirements last fall. And we recently noted that... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at Policy and Medicine

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FDA-CDER Solicits Comments on Issues in Product Development Including Research and Promotion

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced earlier this year the establishment of a docket to receive suggestions, recommendations, and comments for topics from interested parties, including academic institutions, regulated industry, patient representatives, and other interested organizations, on medical policy... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Policy and Medicine

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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Opportunities and Challenges for Global Implementation

In a recent client alert from the law firm Debevoise & Plimptom, LLP, several attorneys discussed the potential international implications that can affect physicians and manufacturers in light of the finalized Physician Payment Sunshine Act regulations. The authors noted that... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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HHS-OIG: Podcast on Improper Payments

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offers a wide array of resources and tools for healthcare providers, patients and various stakeholders on their webpage. Included in this list of resources... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Proactive Planning for HHS-OIG-DOJ Investigations

Over the last four years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) along with the U.S. Department Health and Human Services (HHS) has recovered over $13.9 billion in healthcare fraud settlements through their joint Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action... Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Washington Legal Foundation Webcast on Sunshine; AdvaMed Sunshine Workshop

With less than 90 days away from the beginning of payment reporting under the Physician Payment Sunshine Act (see our counter to the right), stakeholders are gearing up for training, education, compliance and implementation. The Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) is... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Health Information Technology: Office of the National Coordinator to Charge User Fees to HIT Vendors

We previously wrote about President Obama’s FY 2014 budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Given the large size of the budget and the vast array of agencies it covers, we are devoting a separate story... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Senators Call for Review of HITECH

Six Republican Senators have formally requested that U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius provide a written plan to address how the agency is implementing the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. In... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS National Physician Payment Transparency Program (Open Payments) Town Hall Meeting: What Health Care Providers Need To Know

On Wednesday May 22, 2013, CMS is hosting a town hall teleconference for physicians and teaching hospitals on the National Physician Payment Transparency Program (Open Payments). The National Physician Payment Transparency Program (Open Payments) requires manufacturers of pharmaceuticals or medical... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Posts Reporting Templates for 2013

CMS released their physician payment sunshine reporting templates for 2013. The templates apply for reports August 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013. Final Templates General Payments Non Research Physician Ownership Research Supporting Documentation List of Revisions (Cross walk) Supporting Statement... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS-OMB Posts New Request for Comments

In an effort to further refine the Physician Payment Sunshine Act reporting requirements, CMS has issued a request for comments from stakeholders. (1) The necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of CMS’s function; (2)... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Releases List of Teaching Hospitals for 2013 Reporting Period

CMS has released the final list of teaching hospitals to be used for Physician Payment Sunshine Reporting for August 1 – December 31st 2013. The list includes 1,162 hospitals from all 50 States. The information is provided in several formats... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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May 2013 Update on Medical Innovation

As the weeks go by, we try to collect stories and news coverage regarding physician-industry collaboration and the breakthroughs and successes that come from such relationships. Below is a short summary of some recent physician-industry-academic-government collaborations and the impact they... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act: Gets Kicked Down The Road for Privacy Reasons

In 2012, Congress passed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act (STOCK Act), which originally was meant to prohibit insider trading by members of Congress and their staffs. The legislation came after a CBS 60 Minutes investigation suggested some members... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Principal Investigators and Primary Care Physicians Largely Unaware of Regulation

Industry Standard Research (ISR) recently conducted a survey of various physicians and stakeholders affected by the Physician Payment Sunshine Act in light of the final regulations issued in February of this year. In generally, out of 103 U.S. primary care... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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American Medical Association: Launches Improving Health Outcomes Initiative

To bolster ongoing efforts to address the leading causes of suffering and death in our nation and to engage the physician community in improving national health outcomes, the American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced the first phase of its new... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Physician Payment Sunshine: Trends in Aggregate Spend

While everyone is busy analyzing the final Physician Payment Sunshine Act final rule, and beginning to prepare for reporting, Cegedim recently released a report discussing US trends in aggregate spend and disclosure reporting for 2013, based on responses from 56... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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HHS OIG Provider Self Disclosure Protocol

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) recently updated OIG’s Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol (SDP). The revised protocol now supersedes and replaces the 1998 Federal Register Notice and the Open Letters, as... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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Simpson-Bowles and Daschle-Frist-Domenici: Unveil Plans for Reducing Healthcare Spending

In addition to the President’s FY 2014 we previously reported on, former Fiscal Commission heads, Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles, unveiled an updated deficit reduction plan – building on a framework released in February 2013 – including $2.5 trillion in... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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HHS OIG: Proposed Budget for FY 2014

We previously wrote about President Obama’s FY 2014 budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its related agencies. We are reporting separately on the President’s budget for the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for HHS,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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FDA: Enhancing Benefit-Risk Assessment in Regulatory Decision Making

Last summer, Congress enacted the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), which included the fifth authorization of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA V). Title I of FDASIA reauthorizes the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA),... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Policy and Medicine

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