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CMS Open Payments Program

Posted over 3 years ago by Melissa J Hinton

To The Utah Nurse Practitioners:

I’m reaching out on behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to let you know of some big changes coming to the Open Payments Program. Open Payments is a national financial disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable healthcare system. The Open Payments Program will be expanded to include five new types of healthcare providers:

• Certified Nurse Midwives 
• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Anesthesiologist Assistants 
• Clinical Nurse Specialists 
• Nurse Practitioners 
• Physician Assistants

For the first time, in 2021, health care organizations, such as drug and medical device companies, will begin collecting data on these five new types of healthcare providers. This data will include payments or transfers of value from drug and medical device companies and their distributors to healthcare providers for research, meals, travel, gifts, speaking fees, and more. The data will be published and available to the public starting in 2022. Participating in the Open Payments program allows nurse practitioners to review and dispute any payments attributed to them as necessary.

To help prepare your members, CMS has developed a series of new materials available online: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8752951-cms-open-payments/. Pre-written articles are also available for you to share with your members and providers so they can be ready to register and review their Open Payments data in 2022.

We hope these resources will help you inform and educate the healthcare providers you serve about these important updates. You can also visit the Open Payments website (https://www.cms.gov/OpenPayments) for additional information. Please feel free to reach out with any questions about these updates.

Regards, 
Steve

Sent on behalf of CMS by:

STEVE CARPINELLI 
Direct + 1 703 899 9629 | Office + 1 202 973 5800 
steve.carpinelli@porternovelli.com

PORTER NOVELLI 
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