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Execs & Physicians at Doc-Owned Hospital Chain Indicted in Alleged Kickback Scheme

Law enforcement authorities have indicted executives and physicians affiliated with the physician-owned Forest Park Medical Center for allegedly paying or accepting bribes and kickbacks in exchange for referring patients to the hospital. According to an announcement released by the Department of Justice, top-level executives and doctors affiliated with the hospital had established shell companies and […]

Open Payments Data Being Used by Feds to Uncover Fraud – Are You Willing to Take the Risk of Not Knowing Your Data?

Pharma companies made $7.15 billion worth of ‘transfers of value’ in 2015 to physicians and hospitals. With all that wealth of industry data made publicly available through the Federal Open Payments program, the Department of Justice (DoJ) and federal and state prosecutors have sprung into action to investigate fraud across the healthcare system. This treasure […]

Country Consent Rates Across the EU

Gaining physician consent for data disclosure purposes under the EFPIA disclosure code is never easy. However, considering that the acquisition of consent is part of the law under the Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, this is something pharma companies in the EU cannot overlook. With HCP’s […]

Highlights of the 3rd Annual Global Compliance Congress for Life Sciences

The 3rd Annual Global Compliance Congress for Life Sciences was held by the CBI at the Hilton London Olympia on the 16th & 17th of November, 2016. The conference provided an excellent platform for representatives of life sciences companies to network, share ideas and learn from one another. The ambiance at the conference was high-energy […]

Challenges in Seeking HCP/O Consent Under the Data Protection Laws of The EU

For most pharma companies in the EU, seeking the consent of the HCP’s/HCO’s that they indulge in transactions is the most appropriate means of ensuring compliance with data protection laws when disclosing their spending under the EFPIA disclosure code. Indeed, the Code comes with guidance notes that place special emphasis on pharmaceutical companies seeking consent […]

Sunshine Act Reporting Challenges & How to Tackle Them

As the reporting date under the US Sunshine Act approaches, compliance teams are working harder than ever to collect spend records and have them audited and ready to submit to CMS. If anything, the frenzy of resolving system issues, vendor management, and personnel challenges makes it extremely hard for most compliance teams to reach the […]