WLF to CMS: Deem Medical Textbooks Educational Materials or Face Potential First Amendment Challenge
May 16, 2013 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is likely “to find itself the target of ... read more
Kamp in MMM: Off-label Is on the Table
May 14, 2013 — In a Medical Marketing and Media (MMM) column posted May 1, Coalition for Healthcare Communication Executive ... read more
Next OPDP Webinar Will Address Five Months of Enforcement Actions
May 14, 2013 — The FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) will be holding an Enforcement Webinar May 16, ... read more
Many Physicians Are Both Unaware and Wary of Sunshine Act Requirements, Survey Says
May 6, 2013 — With Sunshine Act reporting slated to begin in less than three months, it is sobering to ... read more
Senate Commerce Committee Growing Impatient with Self-regulatory Measures
April 29, 2013 – Although the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) has made great strides to protect consumers’ privacy online – ... read more
Coalition: Educational Materials Should Be Excluded from Sunshine Reporting
April 22, 2013 – In April 18 comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) the Coalition for ... read more
White Paper Examines FDA Enforcement in Digital, Social Media Realm
April 4, 2013 – A new White Paper, “FDA Communications Oversight in a Digital Era,” issued April 2 by Eye ... read more
Policy and Medicine: News Outlets Accentuate the Negative in Describing Industry-Physician Relationships
April 4, 2013 — Headlines run by news outlets regarding the status of industry-physician relationships rarely focus on the benefits ... read more
Kamp Commentary: Supreme Court Decision Could End “Pay for Delay,” Hurt Patent Protection
April 1, 2013 – By John Kamp, Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication While not directly about communication and marketing, ... read more
Promotion Down, But Prospects Up for New Drugs
March 22, 2013 – Although spending on drug promotion has declined in recent years, 2013 could be a pivotal year ... read more
“Cyberspace Is Not Without Boundaries,” FTC States in Digital Advertising Guidelines
March 19, 2013 – Although the FDA has not yet issued its long-awaited social media guidance for the biopharma industry, ... read more
NDHI Releases Statement Outlining Four Principles for Industry/Provider Collaborations
March 11, 2013 – Healthcare industry collaborations with physicians and researchers have “been at the heart of most of the ... read more
Study Cites Benefits of Pharma’s Promotional Efforts
March 4, 2013 – A recent study released by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) states that although consumer-directed ... read more
CMS Launches "OpenPayments" Site as Part of Sunshine Implementation
Feb. 25, 2013 – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) launched its “OPENPAYMENTS” Website last week, which will be ... read more
Sunshine Act Final Rule: Coalition for Healthcare Communication Summary
On Feb. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule implementing the Sunshine Act provisions ... read more
Sunshine Act Final Rule Resets Clock on Annual Reporting of Payments to Physicians
Many Questions Still Unresolved Feb. 4, 2013 – Although the final rule to implement the Sunshine provisions of the Affordable ... read more
Coalition’s Policy Update: Keep Fiscal Challenges, Privacy Regulation on Radar
Jan. 15, 2013 – If 2012 – with its high number of new drug approvals, senior staff stability within the ... read more
OPDP Untitled Letters on PR Materials Surprise Industry
Nov. 27, 2012 – An Oct. 31 enforcement letter from the FDA’s Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) to Cornerstone ... read more
DAA’s Self-regulatory Ad Program to Protect Consumers Online Is Praised by White House, DOC and FTC
Feb. 23, 2012 – At a White House meeting held today to unveil the blueprint for the Obama Administration’s “Consumer ... read more
Sorrell v. IMS: What Marketing Professionals Need to Know
By John Kamp, Executive Director, Coalition for Healthcare Communication July 18, 2011 — For those who have not read the ... read more
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