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Area of Science:

  • Health Policy
  • Medical Economics
  • Surgical Research

Background:

  • The U.S. Open Payments Program, established in 2013, mandates transparency regarding financial ties between healthcare providers and industry.
  • This initiative aims to mitigate potential bias in clinical decision-making by disclosing financial relationships.
  • Understanding these financial flows is crucial for maintaining objectivity in healthcare.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze and characterize financial payments made by industry to trauma surgeons in the United States.
  • To quantify the total amount and distribution of these payments over a defined period.

Main Methods:

  • Data was extracted from the Open Payments Program database for physicians identified as trauma surgeons.
  • Membership lists from the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma were cross-referenced to ensure comprehensive inclusion.
  • Descriptive statistics were employed to analyze payment data by surgeon, payment type, industry payer, year, and geographic location.

Main Results:

  • A total of 2444 trauma surgeons were identified, with 2205 receiving non-research industry payments.
  • Total payments amounted to $13,274,335.85 between 2017 and 2023, with a mean individual payment of $6022.84.
  • The top 50 recipients garnered 55.8% of all funds, and Intuitive Surgical was the largest contributing company, accounting for 33.6% of payments. Less than 25% of funds were allocated to educational purposes.

Conclusions:

  • This study represents the first comprehensive characterization of industry payments directed towards trauma surgeons.
  • Further research is warranted to investigate the potential influence of these financial relationships on clinical judgment and decision-making processes in trauma surgery.