Open Payments Physician Data Will Be Posted September 30, 2014
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Helpful Hints on establishing EIDM credentials: Users who already have EIDM credentials do not need to re-register. EIDM will lock your user account if you do not log in to your account for 60 or more days. When you login after 60 days, the system will display the “Unlock my Account” view. To unlock your account, enter your user ID and correctly answer all challenge questions. Then enter your new password in the input fields of “New Password” and “Confirm New Password” to unlock your account. If you are still unable to reactivate your account, contact the Open Payments Help Desk at [email protected] or call 1-855-326-8366. EIDM will automatically deactivate any user that has not logged in for 180 days or more. Once the user’s account has been disabled, the user will not be able to access the CMS application(s). You can contact the Open Payments Help Desk at [email protected] or call 1-855-326-8366 to reactivate your account after 180 days of inactivity.
STEP TWO: REQUEST ACCESS TO THE OPEN PAYMENTS SYSTEM
Physicians may designate an authorized representative to take certain actions on their behalf. Each physician is able to designate only one authorized representative, who can be another physician, an office manager, or a practice manager. The registering physician can assign access levels for their authorized representative within the Open Payments System.
TO REVIEW AND DISPUTE REPORTED INFORMATION THAT YOU BELIEVE TO BE INACCURATE
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
Data corrections may be made by drug manufacturers or GPOs at any time and the corrections will be posted along with the next data refresh. CMS will update data from the current and previous year at least once annually, in addition to the initial data publication (for this year, September 30, 2014). In the cases where a dispute cannot be resolved, the latest, attested-to data submitted by the manufacturer or GPO will be published and marked "Under Dispute." CMS will monitor disputes and resolutions to keep track of how often disputes are reported by physicians and teaching hospitals and the volume of unresolved disputes.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Open Payments Step-by-Step CMS Enterprise Portal Registration for Physicians and Teaching Hospitals: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/National-Physician-Payment-Transparency-Program/Downloads/Phys-Teaching-Hosp-Phase-1-EIDM-Registration-Steps-%5BJune-2014%5D.pdf