Just caught a link to this NYT article on CME Linkages and thought, boy do these docs need CME: Disparities: Study Finds Risk in Off-Label Prescribing. Basically, the study said that the docs surveyed only knew the correct status of about half the...

American Medical Association President J. James Rohack, MD, has launched a blog called On the Road with Dr. Rohack. According to a press release, the idea is to "chronicle his thoughts on health care in America, discuss the leading issues...

Google just launched PLoS Currents: Influenza. The site is designed to allow researchers to share the latest research on influenza. From the Google blog: ...

On September 15, the U.S. Travel Association will announce the results of an Oxford Economics study that focuses on the return on investment of all types of business travel...

Someone e-mailed me recently with a really good question: What medical conference models are doing well financially in today’s regulatory and economic climate? ...

The overarching theme of the incentive industry’s major show is also the industry’s newest buzzword: engagement. This year’s Motivation Show meets from Tuesday, September 29, through Thursday, October 1, at McCormick Place, Chicago, and features...

I know I'm really late in posting this link, but I just wrote an article about it last week and didn't get around to watching it until then. So, with no further ado, check out this videocast of the Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing from...

This sounds familiar, and not in a good way. From the Boston Globe: Court reinstates J&J kickback case. Among the charges alleged by two former salespeople are that Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Biotech Products unit gave kickbacks to docs who...

It seems like just yesterday (definitely not two and a half years ago!) when I bid this blog a fond adieu as I moved on to a new job. But now I've boomeranged back to Medical Meetings, and I'm bringing my blog with me. ...