Today, May 21, the Open Payments 15-day data correction period begins for applicable manufactures and group purchasing organizations. The correction period will end June 5. During this time, applicable manufacturers and GPOs should acknowledge and resolve disputes initiated by physicians and teaching hospitals during the review and dispute period conducted between April 6 and May 20, 2015. The 2014 Open Payments data will become public on June 30, 2015.
The data correction period follows the 45-day dispute process, where physicians and teaching hospitals could inspect manufacturer or GPO submitted data before it is published on the Open Payments website.
Understand the impact of dispute timing at CMS’s resource, Review and Dispute Timing and Data Publication Quick Reference Guide, which provides information on how data is published based on when a dispute is initiated and its dispute resolution status.
“It is important that applicable manufacturers or GPOs work directly with the physician or teaching hospital to resolve any disputes in accordance with the Final Rule, states the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The agency notes that it “is not responsible for mediating disputes.”
Instructions for the Data Correction Process
- Step-by-step instructions regarding the data correction process are available below and on the Resources page of the Open Payments website.
For Applicable Manufacturers and GPOs
- Acknowledging Disputes and Resolving With No Change – Quick Reference Guide [PDF]
- Correcting and Resolving Disputes – Quick Reference Guide [PDF]
For Physicians and Teaching Hospitals