This week at an enforcement panel, government representatives discussed using the Sunshine Act data to delve into allegations of kickbacks to doctors and detect industry trends of improper behavior.
During the American Conference Institute’s 7th Annual Forum on Sunshine Act
CMS has released data sets showing payments to hospitals and physicians for calendar year 2013: the same calendar year as the Sunshine Act data released last fall. As a result, various sources will have contemporaneous data that could be used
Under the auspices of increased transparency, on May 13, 2015, state senator Ruben Diaz (D-NY) introduced the “Pharmaceutical Cost Transparency Act of 2015” [Bill 5338] to the New York State Senate. The legislative intent is “to make pharmaceutical
Beyond the United States’ Physician Payments Sunshine Act reporting requirements, international pharmaceutical and device companies must account for a growing number of transparency requirements related to their interactions with healthcare professionals.
For example, in France, the Bertrand Act requires transparency
Physicians and teaching hospitals can begin reviewing the Sunshine Act data attributed to them by applicable manufacturers on Monday, April 6.
The 2014 data – the first full year of reported data – was due on March 31. Physicians and
Starting today, applicable manufacturers and GPOs can begin submitting data about Sunshine Act payments and transfers of value for the 2014 calendar year, according to a listserv email from CMS. Applicable manufacturers and GPOs can also submit corrected 2013 data,
The shifting guidance on whether the industry should report mere funding of educational events, the likely enforcement ahead by federal and state agencies, and maps showing the “hotspots” of consulting, food and beverage, and travel and lodging payments: here’s what
CMS has finalized four revisions to the Sunshine Act (Open Payments) regulations as part of the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule.
These revisions are effective as of October 31, 2014, and will be implemented for the 2016
Entities that submitted Sunshine Act reports are now able to review and correct the 2013 “Open Payments” records returned from the intermingled data fix that resulted in CMS withholding a significant portion of the data. The agency expects the