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Biogen’s $900 million settlement signals scrutiny on speaker fees

Pharmaceutical Technology

In 2009, former Biogen employee Michael Bawduniak filed a lawsuit claiming that Biogen had violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute by providing millions of dollars to healthcare providers (HCPs) as an incentive to prescribe three of its multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs. Biogen’s activity in multiple sclerosis.

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Whistleblower gets $250m as Biogen settles US kickbacks case

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Biogen has finalised a $900 million payment to settle a whistleblower lawsuit claiming that it paid kickbacks to US doctors to prescribe its multiple sclerosis drugs. That resulted in false claims for payment being submitted to the government healthcare programs Medicare and Medicaid, it alleged.

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Top 10 Best Telemedicine Companies in the USA

Medico Reach

Understandably, almost 30% of Americans skipped all doctor visits last year, given the spiraling price of healthcare and the increasing complexity of our daily lives. Employee Size: 485 employees Website URL: [link] 2009 saw the launch of MDLive. Doctor on Demand Headquarters: San Francisco, California Revenue: $75.9

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What are the Benefits of Patient Portals?

Referral MD

Since the inception of electronic health records (EHR) in 2009, the American medical practice has been transitioning to the cloud. Are there benefits for patients and the doctors that are required to set up these digital tools? What is it about patient portals that make them so beneficial to both the doctor and the patient?

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Effective Pharma Ad Types & Stats

Pharma Marketing Network

Professional Advertising: Professional advertising, also known as Direct-to-Professional (DTP) advertising, is another type of pharmaceutical advertising that is aimed at healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. ” Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 2009. ” New England Journal of Medicine, 2007.

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Frontiers Health Steering Committee spotlight – Paul Tunnah

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Instead, he shifted to consulting and, after a period of time, the launch of pharmaphorum in 2009. “[My] But a change was underway, one we are now seeing realised in our day-to-day existence. “As

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What are the Benefits of Having an EHR?

Referral MD

After implementing the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, US clinics were provided sufficient funds to adapt to newer electronic practices in data recording. Doing so reduces the extra chatter and leaves no ambiguity between different doctors while treating the same patient.