Refresh of Open Payments Data

In January 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will be publishing a refresh of the Open Payments data. In preparation for the refresh, applicable manufacturers and group purchasing organizations (GPOs) should be aware that Thursday, November 15, 2018 is the cut-off date to make corrections to undisputed records and to remove any previous requests for delay in publication in order for those changes to be reflected in the January data refresh.

Note: Corrections to records in response to active disputes can be made through December 31, 2018 in order to be included in the January data refresh.

Here is how the data will be displayed publicly in January 2019:

Changes to non-disputed records made on or before November 15, 2018, will be published.
Records with any active disputes that remain unresolved as of December 31, 2018, will display as disputed.
Records deleted before December 31, 2018, will be removed from publication.
Records deleted after December 31, 2018, will NOT be removed from publication until the next data publication in June 2019.
Records that were disputed and resolved as of December 31, 2018, will display the updated information and will not be marked as disputed.

The following will NOT be published in the January data refresh:

Any records that were disputed and for which dispute resolution resulted in a change to the covered recipient,
Any records submitted to the Open Payments system for the first time after the close of the Program Year 2017 submission window. These records will be published in a future data publication.

Step-by-step instructions for the data correction process can be found in the Quick Reference Guide: Applicable Manufacturer and GPO Record Review and Dispute Instructions. Additional information can be found on the Dispute and Correction page on the Open Payments website. For assistance with other aspects of the Open Payments system, please visit the Resources page on the Open Payments website.

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