National Disclosure Summit Offers DC Conference on Sunshine Act in Preparation for March Reporting Deadline and September Public Release of Sunshine Information

2014 will be a big year for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. The March 31 reporting deadline for all transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals is approaching fast. Doctors will then be able to raise disputes with drug companies before the information is made available to the public on September 30, 2014.

In order to prepare for the year ahead, interested stakeholders can attend the Sixth Annual National Disclosure Summit, which will be held in Washington, DC at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport from February 5-7, 2014. The Summit will offer pharmaceutical and medical device professionals the opportunity to gain insight into the Sunshine Act with the help of senior government regulators, as well as an array of industry experts and leading consultants who have been at the frontline of Sunshine compliance for several years.

In-house experts will also share their experience on emerging best practices ranging from project management to building scalability and sustainability. The Summit will also provide a comprehensive update of the rapidly evolving transparency requirements now taking shape across the globe and offer timely advice on creating a global aggregate spend and disclosure program.   

Here is the full schedule:

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Preconference: Aggregate Spend and Disclosure 101

• 1:00 pm: US Regulatory Setting Overview:
  • 1:15 pm: The Sunshine Regulations
  • 2:00 pm: Chief Compliance Officer Roundtable: How Disclosure/Transparency Compliance Fits into a Successful Global Compliance Program
• 3:30 pm: March 31st Filing Deadline: The Top Nine Steps to Prepare
• 4:00 pm: Assumptions and Completing Context Boxes: To Do or Not to Do; That is the Question
• 4:30 pm: Managing the Dispute Resolution Process
• 5:00 pm: Technology Solutions: Panelists from Leading Technology Firms Provide Insights on Current and Future Trends in Aggregate Spend Technology

Thursday, February 6, 2014

• 8:15 am: Interaction and Coordination between State and Federal Reporting Requirements: Strategies to Limit Risk
• 9:00 am: Coordination of Compliance among Multiple Affiliates
• 9:45 am: Challenges and Best Practices in Reporting Clinical Spend
• 10:45 am: Transaction Reviews for Non-CIA Organizations
• 11:30 am: Protecting Reputation and Relationships with Physicians and Teaching Hospitals
• 1:15 pm: Enforcement Panel: Anticipated State and Federal Enforcement Initiative
• 2:15 pm: In-Flight Aggregate Spend Data Monitoring Examples
• 3:30 pm: Disclosure Fair Market Value Determinations
• 4:15 pm: Sunshine for Medical Device Manufacturers
• 5:00 pm: Will Sunshine Data help Whistle Blowers and Qui Tam Attorneys?

 Friday, February 7, 2014

•  8:15 am: Global Challenge: Conducting Background Checks on the HCPs and HCOs
• 8:45 am: Case Study in Implementing a Global Transparency Solution
• 9:15 am: The Status of Implementation of EFPIA’s Code by Member Associations and, to the Extent Countries have done so, where are there Consistencies/Inconsistencies among the Codes
• 9:45 am: Best Practices in Implementing a Coordinated Global Transparency Program
• 10:30 am: Practical Approaches to Global Transparency Compliance

 The Summit will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. You can register here.