Industry Relationships With Medical Oncologists: Who Are the High-Payment Physicians?

摘要

QUESTION ASKED: What are the characteristics of US medical oncologists who receive very high industry payments (> $100,000 US dollars [USD]/y) and what leadership positions do they hold? SUMMARY ANSWER: The median annual payment among the selected 139 medical oncologists was $154,613 USD. More than half of these high-payment physicians hold leadership positions at the hospital, and one quarter serve on journal editorial boards. WHAT WE DID: This retrospective cohort study used the Open Payments data set to identify all US-based medical oncologists who received $100,000+ USD in general payments linked to cancer medications in 2018. Open Payments and a web-based search were used to identify physician characteristics, demographics, research profile, and leadership positions.