Patterns of Industry Payments to Urologists From 2014-2018

To evaluate the patterns of financial transaction between industry and urologists in the first 5 years of reporting in the Open Payments Program (OPP) by comparing transactions over time, between academic and nonacademic urologists, and by provider characteristics among academic urologists. The Cent...

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 2020-06, Vol.140, p.44-50
Main Authors: Clennon, Emily K., Lam, Michael, Manley, Annalise, Chakiryan, Nicholas H., Acevedo, Martinez, Duty, Brian, Sajadi, Kamran P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrative Personnel - economics
Administrative Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S
Databases, Factual - economics
Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data
Drug Industry - economics
Education, Medical, Continuing - economics
Equipment and Supplies
Faculty, Medical - economics
Faculty, Medical - statistics & numerical data
Fellowships and Scholarships - economics
Fellowships and Scholarships - statistics & numerical data
Female
Financial Support
Humans
Male
Manufacturing Industry - economics
Time Factors
United States
Urologists - economics
Urologists - statistics & numerical data
Urologists - trends
Urology - economics
Urology - education
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Summary:To evaluate the patterns of financial transaction between industry and urologists in the first 5 years of reporting in the Open Payments Program (OPP) by comparing transactions over time, between academic and nonacademic urologists, and by provider characteristics among academic urologists. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services OPP database was queried for General Payments to urologists from 2014-2018. Faculty at ACGME-accredited urology training programs were identified and characterized via publicly available websites. Industry transfers were analyzed by year, practice setting (academic vs nonacademic), provider characteristics, and AUA section. Payment nature and individual corporate contributions were also summarized. A total of 12,521 urologists – representing 75% of the urology workforce in any given year – received $168 million from industry over the study period. There was no significant trend in payments by year (P = .162). Urologists received a median of $1602 over the study period, though 14% received >$10,000. Payment varied significantly by practice setting (P
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/j.urology.2020.02.021