Unsolicited Patient Complaints and Industry Payments for US Physicians.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Both commitment to patient welfare and conflict of interest management are important components of physician professionalism. However, the interplay between them has not been well explored.

Objective

To examine the association between unsolicited patient complaints, measured by Patient Advocacy Reporting System (PARS) Index, and acceptance of general (nonresearch) payments from industry, including significant payments, defined as exceeding $5000 annually.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cross-sectional study included physicians at health care sites participating in the PARS program. General payments accepted by physicians from industry were identified from the Open Payments Program database. Data were collected from July 1, 2015, throug

SUBMITTER: Park YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12326278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature