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NewsBeware of gifts: Why a cigar isn't just a cigar
'Tis the season of giving--and receiving. As hospital staff and leadership spread merriment and joy, they should use caution in accepting gifts, particularly prevalent during the holiday season. Read more...
CMS to mandate drug, device makers reporting on provider relationships
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday proposed a Sunshine Act transparency rule, in which drug and device manufacturers must disclose information about their relationships 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...
Medical societies financially tied to drugmakers
Concerns over conflicts of interest between pharmacy and medicine have caused several medical schools to kick drugmakers and marketers off their grounds. However, it seems medical societies still Read more...
Senate raises concern over possible Medicare contractor conflicts
Three Senate committee chairmen asked the Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General on Tuesday to look into potential conflicts of interest among private sector contractors that 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...
Grassley leery of CMS contractor conflicts of interest
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is back to pounding on Medicare's door for answers. Last Friday, he shot off another letter to CMS Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick, focusing on possible conflicts of Read more...
Medical associations' corporate ties under the spotlight
The American Medical Association and American Dental Association are among some of the more secretive medical nonprofits when it comes to disclosing ties to drug and device companies, according to Read more...
Grassley trying to sniff out conflicts of interest with med groups
Everyone's favorite crusader--Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)--is continuing in his quest to get a clear picture of how money flows from drug and devicemakers to the medical community. This time around 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 >> Fitch Teleconference Today: Impact of Potential Medicare Cuts on U.S. HospitalsNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The operating margins of U.S. non-profit hospitals are vulnerable to possible cuts to Medicare reimbursement, according to Fitch Ratings, which will be discussing the Read more >> Fitch Releases Report on Catholic Health Services of Long Island, NYNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has published a report on Catholic Health Services of Long Island, NY. The report is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'. Additional information is available Read more >> Fitch Withdraws Ratings on Maria Parham Hospital Project, NC Series 2003 RevsNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has withdrawn its rating on the following bonds due to prerefunding activity: --North Carolina Medical Care Commission (NC) (Maria Parham Hospital Project) Read more >> Fitch Releases Report on Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, CANEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has published a report on Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, CA. The report is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'. Additional information is Read more >> |
