Industry Payments Among Editorial Board Members of Orthopaedic Journals: An Open Payments Analysis From 2014 to 2019

Samuel, Linsen T.; Yaffe, Noah M; Acuña, Alexander J.; Krumins, Ryan J; Karkare, Nakul V; Kamath, Atul F.

doi:10.5435/jaaos-d-21-01214

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“…There are limited data on reporting the editorial involvement of surgeons receiving industry payments, but studies have explored the financial relationships of editorial board members in certain journals. A 5-year analysis of editorial board members of orthopedic journals from 2014 to 2019 showed that nearly half of them received industry payments and an increasing trend was observed 23 . Kwee and Kwee 39 conducted a similar study on editors of imaging-related journals, which revealed that 41% of them have financial relationships and the financial COI disclosure were not publicly listed for 80% of editorial board members.…”

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“…One potential way is to analyze industry payments made to journal editors, given the fact that high-impact journals directly affect clinical practice. Samuel et al 23 observed high rates of industry payments among editorial board members in orthopedic journals, and similar findings were also seen in surgery and pathology journals 24,25 . Disclosing financial conflict of interest (COI) can promote research integrity, fair academic environment, and high-quality patient care, 26 thus knowing the rate of COI disclosure can also help us better understand medical ethical dilemmas.…”

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“…A 5-year analysis of editorial board members of orthopedic journals from 2014 to 2019 showed that nearly half of them received industry payments and an increasing trend was observed. 23 Kwee and Kwee 39 conducted a similar study on editors of imaging-related journals, which revealed that 41% of them have financial relationships and the financial COI disclosure were not publicly listed for 80% of editorial board members. For surgery journals, Elsolh et al 25 investigated the top 10 high-impact American surgery journals and reported that 65.7% received industry payments and 3.3% of them had an identified COI.…”

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Open Payments Data Analysis of General and Fellowship-trained Surgeons Receiving Industry General Payments from 2016 to 2020

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Objective: To characterize industry nonresearch payments made to general and fellowship-trained surgeons between 2016 and 2020. Background: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments Data (OPD) reports industry payments made to physicians related to drugs and medical devices. General payments are those not associated with research. Methods: OPD data were queried for general and fellowship-trained surgeons who received general payments from 2016 to 2020. Payments’ nature, amount, company, covered product, and location were collected. Surgeons’ demographics, subspecialty, and leadership roles in hospitals, societies, and editorial boards were evaluated. Results: From 2016 to 2020, 44,700 general and fellowship-trained surgeons were paid $535,425,543 in 1,440,850 general payments. The median payment was $29.18. The most frequent payments were for food and beverage (76.6%) and travel and lodging (15.6%); however, the highest dollar payments were for consulting fees ($93,128,401; 17.4%), education ($88,404,531; 16.5%), royalty or license ($87,471,238; 16.3%), and travel and lodging ($66,333,149; 12.4%). Five companies made half of all payments ($265,654,522; 49.6%): Intuitive Surgical ($128,517,411; 24%), Boston Scientific ($48,094,570; 9%), Edwards Lifesciences ($41,835,544, 7.8%), Medtronic Vascular ($33,607,136; 6.3%), and W. L. Gore & Associates ($16,626,371; 3.1%). Medical devices comprised 74.7% of payments ($399,897,217), followed by drugs and biologicals ($33,945,300; 6.3%). Texas, California, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania received the most payments; however, the top dollar payments were in California ($65,702,579; 12.3%), Michigan ($52,990,904, 9.9%), Texas ($39,362,131; 7.4%), Maryland ($37,611,959; 7%), and Florida ($33,417,093, 6.2%). General surgery received the highest total payments ($245,031,174; 45.8%), followed by thoracic surgery ($167,806,514; 31.3%) and vascular surgery ($60,781,266; 11.4%). A total of 10,361 surgeons were paid >$5000, of which 1614 were women (15.6%); in this group, men received higher payments than women (means, $53,446 vs $22,571; P<0.001) and thoracic surgeons received highest payments (mean, $76,381; NS, P=0.14). A total of 120 surgeons were paid >$500,000 ($203,011,672; 38%)—5 non-Hispanic White (NHW) women (4.2%) and 82 NHW (68.3%), 24 Asian (20%), 7 Hispanic (5.8%), and 2 Black (1.7%) men; in this group, men received higher payments than women (means, $1,735,570 vs $684,224), and NHW men received payments double those of other men (means, $2,049,554 vs $955,368; NS, P=0.087). Among these 120 highly paid surgeons (>$500,000), 55 held hospital and departmental leadership roles, 30 were leaders in surgical societies, 27 authored clinical guidelines, and 16 served on journal editorial boards. During COVID-19, 2020 experienced half the number of payments than the preceding 3 years. Conclusions: General and fellowship-trained surgeons received substantial industry nonresearch payments. The highest-paid recipients were men. Further work is warranted in assessing how race, gender, and leadership roles influence the nature of industry payments and surgical practice. A significant decline in payments was observed early during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Open Payments Data Analysis of General and Fellowship-trained Surgeons Receiving Industry General Payments from 2016 to 2020

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“…T he Open Payments database (OPD), a repository of industry transfers of value to physicians and hospitals, was established to facilitate transparency in health care. 1,2 Previous investigations examined industry transfers of value to plastic surgeons, identifying a degree of asymmetry and heterogeneity in industry engagement. 3 Nevertheless, payments to editorial board members of plastic surgery journals are poorly described.…”

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“…Only "general payments" (excluding research funding or payments) were assessed in our investigation because of concerns regarding the veracity of other payment types. 1 Transfers of value were inflation-adjusted to 2021 US dollars. Relevant data were collected in October and November of 2022.…”

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