Get Ready for Sunshine: Phase 1 Registration Begins June 1 May 22, 2014 News, Payment, Physician Resource Open Payments, Physician Payments Sunshine Act (, Sunshine Act 0 The Physician Payments Sunshine Act (Sunshine Act) requires manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologicals that participate in U.S. federal health care programs to report certain payments and items of value given to physicians and teaching hospitals. Manufacturers are required to collect and track payment, transfer, and ownership information beginning August 1, 2013. Manufacturers will submit the reports to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on an annual basis. CMS will soon allow physicians and teaching hospitals to review Sunshine (Open Payments) disclosures from industry about payments and other transfers of value made to them during the reporting period. Those wishing to review and potentially dispute disclosures must complete a two-phase registration process to access their data. Phase 1 (begins June 1) includes user registration in CMS’ Enterprise Portal. Phase 2 (begins in July) includes physician and teaching hospital registration in the Open Payments system, with 45 days to review and dispute data before its public release. Click here to view details and updated information. Comments are closed.
