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News and views on the regulatory, legislative and political issues impacting ophthalmology in Washington, D.C., and around the United States. Articles featured in the Academy's weekly Washington Report Express email newsletter.
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Ophthalmologists: Check Your Open Payments Profile for 2020

JUL 01, 2021 in Open Payments/Financial Disclosures

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published new data on industry and research payments to health care providers this week.

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Review Your 2020 Open Payments: Check What Industry Says It Paid You

APR 08, 2021 in Open Payments/Financial Disclosures

Physicians have until May 15 to review information that manufacturers are submitting on them related to gifts, payments and other financial interests in Open Payments, the federal financial transparency program.

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CMS Expands Open Payments Program to Include More Practitioners, Payment Categories

JUL 23, 2020 in Open Payments/Financial Disclosures

The expansion includes new professional categories, items of value and standardized data to be reported.

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Your Open Payments Profile for 2019 Is Now Published

JUL 09, 2020 in Open Payments/Financial Disclosures

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ data and records for 2013-19 show “transfers of value” from health care companies, including drug, device, biological and medical supply manufacturers, provided to physicians and teaching hospitals.

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CMS Publishes New Open Payments Data

JAN 23, 2020 in Open Payments/Financial Disclosures

Be sure to review your profile, which shows the public any “transfers of value” made to you from industry.

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Open Payments Review Period Begins

APR 11, 2019 in Open Payments/Financial Disclosures

Maintain your accurate public listing to ensure that what the public and your patients see about your industry relationships is correct.

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Check Your New Open Payments Data Before Dec. 31 to Check What Industry Says It Paid You

DEC 20, 2018 in Open Payments/Financial Disclosures

If you received any of the $8.4 billion in payments for 2017, the record is now publicly available.

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Use Physician Compare’s Preview Window for a First Look at 2017 Quality Performance

DEC 06, 2018 in Open Payments/Financial Disclosures

For the first time, see your information correlated as star ratings, percentages or plain language.

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CMS Publishes New Open Payments Data; Check What Industry Says It Paid You

JUL 05, 2018 in Performance Data Releases, Open Payments/Financial Disclosures

If you received any of the $8.4 billion in payments for 2017, it’s now publicly available

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CMS Publishes New Open Payments Data; Check What Industry Says It Paid You

JUL 06, 2017 in Open Payments/Financial Disclosures

If you received any of the $8.18 billion in payments for 2016, it’s now publicly available

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