From : In a recent blog entry on DrugWonks.com, Peter Pitts, president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, called out the federal government for putting its focus on and committing its dollars to programs that support “academic detailing,” a practice largely conducted by pharmacists to help healthcare professionals better understand medical treatment effectiveness […]
Read more Jan. 31, 2011 – The Coalition for Healthcare Communication (CHC) today signed on with other leading marketing organizations to the Direct Marketing Association’s joint industry comments regarding the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force’s green paper, entitled Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework. work from home […]
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Although 2011 brings political party shifts in Congress and new challenges, the mission of the Coalition for Healthcare Communication (CHC) remains the same: To protect, for society and individual patients, the benefit of the free flow of healthcare information. This year the CHC will be focusing on four major issues: (1) tax treatment of marketing […]
Read moreAs the controversy around the commercial support of CME continues, The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) is considering significant policy changes that could dramatically change industry support of both certified and promotional education programs. For example, one recent proposal would prohibit faculty thought leaders from participating in both CME and promotional programs.
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