DC Bill on Drug Sales Rep Licensure Passes - washingtonpost.com

DC Bill on Drug Sales Rep Licensure Passes - washingtonpost.com: "The D.C. Council gave final approval to . . . [a bill] requiring pharmaceutical sales representatives to obtain licenses to operate in the city, making it the nation's only jurisdiction to do so."

AMA ads target healthcare reform - TheHill.com

AMA ads target healthcare reform - TheHill.com: "The nation’s most prominent physician organization is widening the scope of an ongoing campaign to influence the political debate on healthcare reform during this year’s presidential contest. The American Medical Association (AMA) announced Tuesday that its multimillion-dollar advertising and grassroots-outreach campaign focused on the problems of the uninsured was going nationwide. Televisions ads began appearing on cable networks this week with complementary print advertisements running in U.S. News & World Report. As the general election draws nearer, the AMA will expand the print component to other national magazines, as well as increase its Internet presence via MySpace and Facebook, the two most popular social-networking websites."

Hospitals Score Poorly on Preventing Urinary Tract Infection - Forbes.com

Hospitals Score Poorly on Preventing Urinary Tract Infection - Forbes.com: "According to a new national study, fewer than one in three hospitals are using either bladder scanners or antimicrobial catheters to prevent urinary tract infection and less than one in 10 are using daily, automated reminders that prompt doctors to review the need for a catheter."

WA State Introduces Bill to Regulate Gifts to Doctors

WA State Introduces Bill to Regulate Gifts to Doctors - (Copy of Bill): Washington state legislators recently introduced a bill that would require companies to report the gifts and/or marketing expenses directed to physician customers. While the bill targets drug companies, the language of the bill includes medical devices.

"For Cause" Inspections Find Galloping Clinical Trial Violation Rate - Medical Devices Today

"For Cause" Inspections Find Galloping Clinical Trial Violation Rate - Medical Devices Today: "The violation rate for clinical trial sponsors shot up in fiscal year 2007, hitting a 10-year high, with FDA finding many of the problems during inspections triggered by complaints, according to CDRH."

'Wolf is back' at state budget door - Los Angeles Times

'Wolf is back' at state budget door - Los Angeles Times: "Returning to policies he advanced without success early in his tenure, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Tuesday for state government to permanently rein in spending and vowed not to raise taxes next year -- even as he prepared a budget that would increase insurance fees for millions of property owners."

Health Spending Exceeded Record $2 Trillion in 2006 - New York Times

Health Spending Exceeded Record $2 Trillion in 2006 - New York Times: "National health spending soared above $2 trillion for the first time in 2006 and has nearly doubled in the last decade, amounting to an average of $7,000 a person, the government reported on Monday."