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NewsConflicts 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 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...
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 Read more...
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 Read more...
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 Read more...
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 Read more...
Colorado teaching hospitals overhaul conflict of interest rules
The University of Colorado Denver and its teaching hospitals will revamp conflict of interest policies after a ProPublica story published last month revealed professors and physicians were raking in Read more...
Med school docs still break conflict-of-interest rules
While some medical schools continue to get smarter when it comes to implementing conflict-of-interest policies, as FierceHealthcare reported last Friday, many physicians at several prominent schools Read more...
Should a secret panel of doctors define Medicare payment rates?
Does a secret panel of physicians handpicked by medical specialty trade groups wield too much power over Medicare fees? That's a question the Wall Street Journal has raised in an article on the Read more...
Unprofessional patient care stems from med school burnout
Stress and exhaustion don't just affect medical students' class work; it can cause problems with future patients. Burned-out medical students are more likely to cheat or be dishonest when it comes to Read more...
| Press ReleasesSoftware Helps Research Facilities Meet New NIH Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) RequirementsCOI-SMART Disclosure System and Online COI TrainingJERICHO, N.Y., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HCCS (Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc.), the leading provider of healthcare compliance training Read more >> Health Endeavors Releases ACO WebCenter Upgrade to Assist Healthcare Providers With Effective & Economical ACO ManagementPHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Center for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) Innovation required healthcare organizations to submit their Pioneer ACO Applications no later than August 19, 2011. Health Read more >> Health Endeavors Provides Technology Solution to Obama’s Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Associated Press released an article May 11, 2011, “Obama plan for health care quality dealt a setback” based on the premise that the regulations are overly Read more >> Health Endeavors Announces the Release of Version 1.0 of the ACO WebCenter and Version 2.0 of the Physician Alignment WebCOMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ACO WebCenter Version 1.0 is a web-based product developed to assist hospitals, IPAs and physicians with the implementation of a Medicare or Non-Medicare Accountable Read more >> Conflict of Interest Disclosures Tool UpdatedHCCS Releases Enhancements to COI Management and Tracking ToolJERICHO, N.Y., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HCCS (Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc.), the leading provider of online healthcare Read more >> |
