Harry Cassin
Publisher and Editor
Andy Spalding
Senior Editor
Jessica Tillipman
Senior Editor
Bill Steinman
Senior Editor
Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
Elizabeth K. Spahn
Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
Contributing Editor
Julie DiMauro
Contributing Editor
Thomas Fox
Contributing Editor
Marc Alain Bohn
Contributing Editor
Bill Waite
Contributing Editor
Shruti J. Shah
Contributing Editor
Russell A. Stamets
Contributing Editor
Richard Bistrong
Contributing Editor
Eric Carlson
Contributing Editor
Although we all celebrate birthdays and keep close track of our age, you can’t do that in the workplace anymore. So there’s no reliable information out there about the average age of compliance officers.… Continue Reading
It has been over five years since the start of the GlaxoSmithKline case that rocked the China healthcare industry. At the time, compliance, audit and legal teams were shocked by the prevalence of integrity and corruption issues that had apparently gone unidentified, despite the widespread practice of generating slush funds through fraudulent travel expense claims.… Continue Reading
For decades, U.S. prosecutors have touted their big victories over big pharma for violations of U.S. laws prohibiting bribery in the U.S. (the federal Anti-Kickback Statute) and abroad (the FCPA).
After paying tens of billions of dollars in fines and penalties, it appears that big pharma may have received the message and responded by taking compliance seriously and investing in the resources needed to identify and address risk areas.… Continue Reading
Last week, China’s chief healthcare regulator, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), published a significant revision to its earlier rules on donations to healthcare entities. This category of entities includes the nation’s network of state-run hospitals and clinics where about 90 percent of citizens get their healthcare. … Continue Reading
Michael Horn, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, said Tuesday: “Our company was dishonest… we have totally screwed up.”
VW rigged U.S. car emission tests by installing software designed to cheat.… Continue Reading
China has issued two new documents in the last two weeks that evidence a continuing emphasis on cracking down on bribery and corruption in the healthcare sector from both the supply and demand sides.… Continue Reading
