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Persistent technical issues heighten concern over Sunshine’s data accuracy
From international law firm Arnold & Porter LLP comes a timely column that provides views on current regulatory and legislative topics that weigh on the minds of today’s physicians and health care executives.The Physician Payment Sunshine Act requires certain manufacturers of drugs and medical devices to report payments or transfers of value they make to U.S. physicians and teaching hospitals. On Sept. 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published on the Open Payments Database reported payments that applicable manufacturers made to physicians and teaching hospitals from Aug. (Read more...)