Association of Mandatory Disclosure Policies and Laws With Physician-Industry Financial Relationships

JAMA Ophthalmology
Alyssa A HorstmanPaul R Lichter

Abstract

Beside the goal of increasing transparency to the public, disclosure policies and laws have been established with a goal to also reduce ethically questionable financial relationships between physicians and the medical industry. Data on these relationships should be reviewed to understand the association between these policies and laws and the attainment of reduced relationships. To assess whether disclosure policies and laws have been associated with a decrease in financial disclosure reporting by physicians. This cross-sectional study uses yearly data from 2008 through 2015 from the participants in the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Annual Meeting. Trends in financial disclosures over time were investigated for the association of disclosure policies and laws with potentially beneficial, as well as ethically questionable physician-industry ties. Linear regression models were used to estimate the annual change in financial disclosures and are reported with 95% CIs. Disclosure policies and laws. The annual aggregate financial disclosures by type (ie, consultant, lecturer, employee, grant support, equity owner, patent holder). Financial disclosures increased from 3966 in 2008 to 5266 in 2015 (P < .001). The number of disclosu...Continue Reading

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