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,
Top things you should know about the Sunshine Act database
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
Although CME exclusion no longer available, broader approach may apply for Sunshine Act reports
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
CMS returns payment records for review and correction
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
Sunshine around the world
In the United States, the healthcare industry is familiar with the Sunshine Act’s tracking and reporting requirements related to payments and transfers of value to physicians, as well as to physician ownership and investment interests.
And around the world, new
Sunshine Act data now available
The “Open Payments” database of transactions reported under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act has launched on its scheduled release date of September 30 and is now available for public review.
Pharmaceutical and medical-device manufacturers reported information about their financial relationships
Sunshine data 33 percent unpublishable, penalties next?
Despite extending the dispute-and-resolution deadline to account for the days that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pulled down the reporting system, the public Physician Payments Sunshine Act website is still expected to go live in a matter
Changes proposed to Sunshine Act reporting would remove CME exclusion, may broaden availability of “indirect-payments” exclusion
On Friday, July 11, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed potentially significant revisions to the federal Sunshine Act rules. Among other changes, CMS suggested eliminating the rule section that explicitly excludes certain continuing medical education (CME) speaker
Phase 2 reporting opens June 1
By listserv message, CMS announced that applicable manufacturers and applicable group purchasing organizations (“GPOs”) can start Phase 2 of Open Payments registration and detailed data submission process on June 1. Phase 2 itself has two steps and Phase 2 closes
CMS offers new resources and guidance on two-phase approach to Sunshine Act reporting
The CMS has posted new resources to its “Open Payments” website to clarify its recently announced two-stage approach to registration and data submission. These resources include: