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The Dawn of Transparency
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Ahmed, Rizwan Lopez, Joseph Bae, Sunjae Massie, Allan B. Chow, Eric Chopra, Karan Orandi, Babak J. Lonze, Bonnie E. May, James W. Sacks, Justin M. Segev, Dorry L. |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Journal: Annals of plastic surgery Background The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (PSSA) is a government initiative that requires all biomedical companies to publicly disclose payments to physicians through the Open Payments Program (OPP). The goal of this study was to use the OPP database and evaluate all nonresearch-related financial transactions between plastic surgeons and biomedical companies. Methods Using the first wave of OPP data published on September 30, 2014, we studied the national distribution of industry payments made to plastic surgeons during a 5-month period. We explored whether a plastic surgeon's scientific productivity (as determined by their h-index), practice setting (private versus academic), geographic location, and subspecialty were associated with payment amount. Results Plastic surgeons (N = 4195) received a total of US $5,278,613. The median (IQR) payment to a plastic surgeon was US $115 (US $35–298); mean, US $158. The largest payment to an individual was US $341,384. The largest payment category was non-CEP speaker fees (US $1,709,930) followed by consulting fees (US $1,403,770). Plastic surgeons in private practice received higher payments per surgeon compared with surgeons in academic practice (median [IQR], US $165 [US $81–$441] vs median [IQR], US $112 [US $33–$291], rank-sum P < 0.001). Among academic plastic surgeons, a higher h-index was associated with 77% greater chance of receiving at least US $1000 in total payments (RR/10 unit h-index increase = 1.47 1.772.11, P < 0.001). This association was not seen among plastic surgeons in private practice (RR = 0.89 1.091.32, P < 0.4). Conclusions Plastic surgeons in private practice receive higher payments from industry. Among academic plastic surgeons, higher payments were associated with higher h-indices. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5308560/pdf |
| Ending Page | 323 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| Starting Page | 315 |
| ISSN | 01487043 |
| e-ISSN | 15363708 |
| DOI | 10.1097/sap.0000000000000874 |
| Journal | Annals of plastic surgery |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 78 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publisher Date | 2017-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Annals of plastic surgery Open Payments Program Physician Payments Sunshine Act Industry Physician Conflicts-of-interest Academic Productivity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Surgery |
