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NewsReopened National Practitioner Data Bank restrictions 'protect' disciplined docs
Responding to the backlash to shutting down public access, Health & Human Services on Wednesday reopened the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) but with some restrictions. The NPDB, the Read more...
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 Read more...
Grassley bill pushes for transparency in physician billing
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would require the publication of individual physician billing activity, reports American Medical News. A court order has been in effect for more Read more...
Senators' bipartisan push would publicize MDs' Medicare claims data
Senators Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the "Strengthening Program Integrity and Accountability in Health Care Act of 2011" yesterday, with a key provision that would Read more...
Grassley: Are high prescription rates a sign of fraud?
A Miami doctor wrote nearly 97,000 prescriptions in 18 months for mental health drugs. An Ohio physician wrote more than 100,000 prescriptions in two years. A Texas doctor wrote more than 14,000 Read more...
Grassley: Vendor 'gag orders' prevent HIT issues from being reported and resolved
Concerns from healthcare providers about errors and complications associated with using healthcare information technology have prompted Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to send a lengthy list of Read more...
Stanford: Pfizer will fund our med school curriculum with 'no strings attached'
Is it possible for one of the world's largest and most influential drug companies to endorse a continuing education program for one of the most well-known universities in the U.S., with no strings Read more...
IRS may have to enforce proposed insurance mandate
Under the new healthcare legislation that has been proposed, the Internal Revenue Service would be charged with ensuring that American citizens had health insurance Kaiser Health News and USA Today Read more...
At critical stage, lobbyist spending may play key role
Depending on how you look at politics, this may or may not be a bad thing, but the fact remains: the five Senators who will run the floor debate on the reform bill have enjoyed some very substantial Read more...
Psychiatrist faces Grassley's wrath over Medicaid prescribing
A Miami psychiatrist has incurred the wrath of no less than Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), who argues that the doctor is dramatically over-prescribing medications for Medicaid patients. Grassley Read more...
| Press ReleasesSaneVax Team Asks Senator Grassley to Expand NCI Ethics InvestigationTROY, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In a letter addressed to U.S. Senator Charles Grassley, the SaneVax Team congratulated the senator on his recent efforts to examine ethical questions raised by National Read more >> PCMA: New Legislation Would Increase Prescription Drug Costs, Limit AccessIndependent Drugstore Lobby Seeks to Limit Fraud Detection Efforts (Again) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) released the following statement today Read more >> PCMA: ‘Phantom Pharmacies’ Highlight the Need for Vigilant Anti-Fraud MeasuresIndependent Pharmacy Lobby’s Agenda Could Undermine Fraud Detection Efforts WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Medicare fraud caused by independent “phantom pharmacies” highlights the need to resist Read more >> |
