Preparing For The Physician's Payment Sunshine Act Of 2009

Over the past several year interactions between Health Care Providers (HCPs), Health Care Institutions (HCIs) and Life Science organizations (pharmaceutical and medical device) companies have been under increased scrutiny. The push to understand these interactions and to show where conflicts of interest may exist has led to several regulatory actions.

In an attempt to bring these interactions in the public view, several states have already enacted versions of laws that can broadly be referred to as “Sunshine Act” laws. These laws aim to track value transfers between the Pharmaceutical or Medical Device Company and the physicians who prescribe their products.