Physicians and teaching hospitals begin registering in CMS's Open Payments

Physicians and teaching hospitals must register with the Open Payments system if they want the opportunity to review and dispute data submitted by applicable manufacturers and applicable group purchasing organizations (GPOs) prior to public posting on Sept. 30.

In order to review or dispute data submitted by industry for the 2013 reporting period, physicians must be registered and have reviewed any data reported about them on or before Aug. 27, 2014, the end of the initial 45-day review and dispute period. With identity verification as part of the registration process, which can take some time, CMS recommends completing the registration process as soon as possible and not waiting until the end of this initial 45-day review and dispute period. On July 22, CMS will host a National Provider Call. CMS also is developing resources to help guide industry, physicians, and teaching hospitals through the Open Payments review and dispute process. Registration for the call and the CMS resources may be found online.