While the Final Rule for the Physician Payment Sunshine Act clarified that there are specific exemptions to the law's reporting requirements for the dissemination of continuing medical education (CME), there were many questions left for commercial supporters of CME. These slides from the CME Coalition's recent webinar explain how CME providers must follow a defined set of regulations to eliminate any “conflict of interest,” while noting that CMS’ intent is to encourage more CME support. The presentation concludes that commercial supporters of CME should have enough comfort in the “CME Exemption” to move forward without fear of penalty
CME Coalition Analysis of Sunshine Act Final Rule |