ACEhp Announces Change in HQ Staff Leadership

Aug 25, 2014

Alliance for Continuing Education in the Healthcare Professions President Destry Sulkes, MD, MBA, announced in his August video update that there was a change in headquarters staff: Executive Director Robin King, CAE, left ACEhp as of July 15. K...

ACCME Comes Out Against CMS Proposal to Rescind CME Open Payments Exclusion

Aug 25, 2014

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education sent a letter on August 21 to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services saying it believes CMS should not take back the exclusion from Open Payments tracking and reporting that CMS h...

Why CMS Should Repeal the Change in the CME Exemption

Aug 19, 2014

This proposal is bad for both patients and healthcare providers and needs some TLC to get it back to where it protects against tracking free speech.

Risk Management Runs the Gamut for Global Meetings

Aug 18, 2014

Three days after corporate, association, and third-party meeting planners with expertise in global programs got together for the Beyond Borders Summit at the JW Marriott Essex House in New York, a Malaysia Airlines was shot down over eastern Ukra...

Open Payment Update: Web Site Down, Docs’ Ire Up

Aug 14, 2014

Glitches abound as docs log in to check the first round of spend reporting before the Open Payments database goes public in September.

Cost of Meetings: Big Hikes Ahead in the U.S. and Latin America

Aug 13, 2014

But if you booked Europe for 2015, you won the value lottery.

Aligning HCP Interactions on a Global Level

Aug 13, 2014

At the Pharma Forum 2014, held in March in Orlando, globalization was one of the main themes. Specifically, how can pharma and medical device companies manage their interactions with healthcare professionals in multiple countries, each of which...