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Strong Conflict of Interest Policies are not Associated With Decreased Industry Payments to Academic Urology Departments.
Bandari, Jathin; Pace, Natalie M; Lee, Austin J; Ayyash, Omar M; Yecies, Todd S; Jacobs, Bruce L; Davies, Benjamin J.
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  • Bandari J; Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA. Electronic address: bandarij@upmc.edu.
  • Pace NM; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Lee AJ; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Ayyash OM; Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Yecies TS; Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Jacobs BL; Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Davies BJ; Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
Urology ; 140: 51-55, 2020 06.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32165276
OBJECTIVE: To identify whether institutions with strong conflicts of interest (COI) policies receive less industry payments than those with weaker policies. While industry-physician interactions can have collaborative benefits, financial COI can undermine preservation of the integrity of professional judgment and public trust. To address this concern, academic institutions have adopted COI policies. It is unclear whether the strength of COI policy correlates with industry payments in urology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 131 US academic urology programs were surveyed on their COI policies, and graded according to the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) criteria. Strength of COI policy was compared against industry payments in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments database. RESULTS: Fifty-seven programs responded to the survey, for a total response rate of 44%. There was no difference between COI policy groups on total hospital payments (P = .05), total department payments (P = .28), or dollars per payment (P = .57). On correlation analysis, there was a weak but statistically nonsignificant correlation between AMSA Industry Policy Survey Score and Open Payments payments (ρ = -0.14, P = .32). CONCLUSION: Strength of conflicts of interest policy in academic urology did not correlate to industry payments within the Open Payments database. Establishment of strong COI policy may create offsetting factors that mitigate the intended effects of the policy. Further studies will be required to develop the evidence base for policy design and implementation across various specialties.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Urología / Conflicto de Intereses / Industria Manufacturera Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Urology Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Urología / Conflicto de Intereses / Industria Manufacturera Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Urology Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos