Compliance department and Quitam
The Pharma Compliance Blog, author Brian O'Rourke, makes interesting observations in his post "Removing the Silos, taking a holistic to compliance. Altruistic as it may sound, this is too significant for companies to ignore. Should Marketing and Operations share information, should internal groups discuss best practices? If a company is to be successful yes.
Where I tend to disagree with Mr. O'Rourke, is with his statement of "the False Claims Act is quickly becoming the Federal Government’s drink of choice". He seems to be taking a jab at the False Claims Act. The False Claims Act has delivered over $2 billion in 2007 Quitam cases. Read more about this in a previous post on Whistleblower Law Blog.
What are your thoughts on Compliance departments and heath care organizations? Do you believe they have a place in ensuring drug safety at pharma companies?
Isn't it interesting what you find when you Google yourself?
Apologies if I misled you by my statement "the False Claims Act..." into thinking that I was taking a jab at the False Claims Act and/or the Federal Government. That was not my intention. My purpose in writing this article was to raise awareness for pharmaceutical companies only, not to pass judgment one way or the other on the False Claims Act itself. I understand and agree that the FCA is an important piece of legislation.