Industry Payments to Radiologists During the Last 5 Years and Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to assess the trends in industry payments to radiologists and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including trends in different categories of payments.

Methods

The Open Payments Database from CMS was accessed and analyzed for the period from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2021. Payments were grouped into six categories: consulting fees, education, gifts, research, speaker fees, and royalties or ownership. The total number, value, and types of industry payments to radiologists were subsequently determined and compared pre- and postpandemic from 2016 to 2021.

Results

The total number of industry payments and the number of radiologists receiving these payments dropped by 50% and 32%, respectively, between 2019 and 2020, with only par

SUBMITTER: Khunte M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10158038 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature