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Joe K Tung1, Urmila Sivagnanalingam1, Sonal Choudhary1
1Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania.
Abstract:
Financial relationships between dermatologists and industry are prevalent and may have implications for patient care. To analyze reported industry payments made to dermatologists, we performed a retrospective analysis of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments database (OPD) from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2021. During this 5-year period, a total of $278 million in industry payments were made to dermatologists. It is important for all dermatologists to review their public profiles in the OPD to confirm the reported payments are accurate.
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