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Industry Payments in Colon and Rectal Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Open Payments Data.
Journal of Surgical Research 2020 October
BACKGROUND: The Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2010 mandated publication of all financial relationships between companies and physicians on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Open Payments Data to elucidate potential conflicts of interest. This study seeks to illuminate the financial relationships that the pharmaceutical, medical device, biologics, and medical supply industries maintained with colon and rectal surgeons across the United States from 2014 to 2018.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We extracted and analyzed all colon and rectal surgeon data from the Open Payments Data for 2014-2018 using Microsoft Excel 2018 and JMP PRO 13.2.0 (SAS Institute). We calculated descriptive statistics and displayed prominent trends in the data.
RESULTS: From 2014 to 2018, totals of $26,841,274 in general payments and $7,492,822 in research payments were made to 1935 and 150 colorectal surgeons, respectively. Intuitive Surgical, Inc paid the most money in general payments every year, ranging from 39.0% to 58.8% of the total payment amount. Intuitive Surgical, Inc's product, da Vinci Surgical System, had the greatest number of payments, totaling 21,191 general payments. The year with the highest amount paid for research was 2017, in which a total of $2,810,558 was paid to colorectal surgeons.
CONCLUSIONS: Companies across industries paid millions of dollars to colorectal surgeons from 2014 to 2018. However, further research is required to determine the causal effects of these surgeons' financial relationships with the industry on research, prescription, and technology adoption practices.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We extracted and analyzed all colon and rectal surgeon data from the Open Payments Data for 2014-2018 using Microsoft Excel 2018 and JMP PRO 13.2.0 (SAS Institute). We calculated descriptive statistics and displayed prominent trends in the data.
RESULTS: From 2014 to 2018, totals of $26,841,274 in general payments and $7,492,822 in research payments were made to 1935 and 150 colorectal surgeons, respectively. Intuitive Surgical, Inc paid the most money in general payments every year, ranging from 39.0% to 58.8% of the total payment amount. Intuitive Surgical, Inc's product, da Vinci Surgical System, had the greatest number of payments, totaling 21,191 general payments. The year with the highest amount paid for research was 2017, in which a total of $2,810,558 was paid to colorectal surgeons.
CONCLUSIONS: Companies across industries paid millions of dollars to colorectal surgeons from 2014 to 2018. However, further research is required to determine the causal effects of these surgeons' financial relationships with the industry on research, prescription, and technology adoption practices.
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