This is a discussion of the state of global transparency analytics as applied to healthcare professional and healthcare organization payments. A version of this talk was given at the 16th Annual Pharmaceutical Regulatory and Compliance Congress

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global transparency analytics
Dr. Seth B. Whitelaw

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reality of U.S. open payment
analytics
it can help answer some of the
nagging compliance questions
it can help answer some of the
nagging compliance questions

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experience to date
• large data set makes responsiveness a priority
• creating appropriate summary tables
• optimizing the business intelligence architecture
• deploying the best infrastructure (cloud)
• ensuring accuracy (mastering data) is a major effort
• mastering single physician name and single company name
• allocating appropriate research spend
• integrating npi data set to master physician
• integrating ndc data to master drug details

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going global - the good news
all hcp transparency disclosure regulations can
be met using just 10 data attributes
all hcp transparency disclosure regulations can
be met using just 10 data attributes

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going global – the bad news
• multiple countries (efpia
alone = 33)
• language
• currency
• mix of legislation and
industry codes

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going global - benefits
the global benefits mirror the
U.S. benefits
the global benefits mirror the
U.S. benefits

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going global - challenges
• data privacy
• ability of physicians to “opt out” at any time
• invalidation of the U.S. safe harbor scheme
• physician identity
• uniform and unique identification systems
• cross-border practices
• harmonized nomenclature
• cross-border payments
the benefits are
achievable only if
the challenges are
addressed
the benefits are
achievable only if
the challenges are
addressed

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solving the global challenges
requires cross-functional
experience & expertise
requires cross-functional
experience & expertise

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begging the question
worth the cost?
are the results

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