12/28/2011    

CMS NEWS

CMS Proposes Sunshine Rules on Industry Payments, Gifts to Doctors

 

Drug and device manufacturers would be required to disclose payments and gifts they give to physicians beginning in 2013, according to proposed federal rules released Dec. 14.

 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published draft regulations outlining how companies would disclose financial relationships with physicians. The so-called sunshine rules, called for by the health system reform law, would ensure the transparency of transfers of money and gifts to physicians and discourage potential outside influence on clinical decision-making, said Peter Budetti, MD, CMS deputy administrator for program integrity.

 

Source: Charles Fiegl, AMNews [12/26/11]