Question

The Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Laws focus on improper relationships between healthcare providers and self-referral. The Physician Payment Sunshine Act is also now bringing transparency to relationships between pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies and physicians and teaching hospitals. Should physicians and hospitals be required to publicly declare their financial relationships with other providers, pharmaceutical/biotechnology companies, family members and self-referral? Even with full transparency, can practitioners truly ensure that gifts and financial arrangements do not influence their decisions regarding referrals, using and prescribing those goods or services?

Answer 1

yes the physicians and hospitals should be required to publicly declare there financial relationship with other providers , pharmaceutical companies . i think this very difficult for the practioner but it is the right ting to do . because they are the health providers of the country on which entire nation is dependent so it should be there responsibilty to make sure that they dont get affected by  the gifts from the comanies .

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