Industry Payments to Foot and Ankle-Trained Orthopedic Surgeons: An Analysis of the Open Payments Database From 2014 to 2019.

Autor:	Tarazi JM; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, USA.; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwell Health - Huntington Hospital, Huntington, USA., Frane N; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Center for Orthopedic Research and Education (CORE) Institute, Phoenix, USA., Sherman AE; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, USA.; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwell Health - Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA., Giordano J; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, USA.; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwell Health - Huntington Hospital, Huntington, USA., Humphrey EK; Orthopedics, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Cleveland, Warrensville Heights, USA., White PB; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, USA.; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwell Health - Huntington Hospital, Huntington, USA., Bitterman A; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, USA.; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwell Health - Huntington Hospital, Huntington, USA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Mar 01; Vol. 16 (3), pp. e55354. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 01 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.55354
Abstrakt:	Introduction The authors examined if the transparency in industry payments to foot and ankle-trained orthopedic surgeons resulted in the following changes to the (1) median general payments to surgeons, (2) trend in median payments to surgeons across all subcategory payments, and (3) trend in median payments to surgeons in 11 regions of the United States. Methods A retrospective review of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Open Payments Database (OPD) was performed to identify all industry payments made by drug and medical device companies to orthopedic surgeons (N = 3,835) between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2019. Descriptive statistics were calculated, and trend analyses in annual payments, number of payments to surgeons per year, payment subtypes, and regional distributions were analyzed. Results A total of 53,280 payments totaling $53,454,850.56 were made to orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons between 2014 and 2019. Mean and median payments were $1,003.28 and $60.19, respectively. Statistically significant differences in mean payment amounts were observed by year (p = 0.001) with a highly statistically significant, strong increase in the number of payments made over the six-year period (r = 0.97, p < 0.001). The greatest increases in median individual payments were observed for gifts (277.1%; r = 0.18, p = 0.05), education (250.6%; r = 0.17, p < 0.001), and royalties and licensing (72.1%; r = 0.05, p = 0.04). Statistically significant increasing trends in median payments over time were observed for the Northeast (p < 0.001) and South regions (p < 0.001). Discussion The results of this study demonstrate the increase in payments made across the six-year time period. The study demonstrates that there is a shift in the type of payments from speaker fees, entertainment, and lodging to education, gifts, honoraria, royalties, and consulting. Conclusion Since the OPD release, no significant decrease was identified in the financial relationship between foot and ankle surgeons and the industry; rather, an increase was observed. This increase in education, royalties, and consulting shows that more foot and ankle surgeons are getting involved in the industry, contrary to expectations. The partnership between industry and physicians can help to improve innovation and bring new ideas to the future of orthopedics. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2024, Tarazi et al.)
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