Physician Payment Sunshine Act: Listing of Policy and Medicine Resources for Open Payments
This report is of particular interest to those stakeholders who are currently gearing up for implementation and compliance with the Physician Payments Sunshine Act a government surveillance and monitoring program targeting manufacturers' payments to physicians and teaching hospitals. One of the main requirements under the reporting provisions is that manufacturers and GPOs report a physician's name, address, NPI number, and other identifying information all based on information in the NPPS database.
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Teleconference Offers Future Clarification and Links to New Patient-Physician Brochures
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) held a conference call regarding the implementation of its Open Payments program, outlining some updates and summaries of the final Sunshine Rule.
Requests for Comments
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS Requests Comments on Open Payments System due September 20, 2013
CMS Requests Comments on Open Payments System implementation. The notice was included within another notice for request for comments for the Nationwide Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.
Physician Payment Sunshine Act: CMS-OMB Posts New Request for Comments
In an effort to further refine the Physician Payment Sunshine Act reporting requirements, CMS has issued a request for comments from stakeholders.
Cost and Impact
Physician Payment Sunshine Final Rule: Cost and Impact of Regulation
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Source: Policy and Medicine - Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Authors: Thomas Sullivan Source Type: blogs
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