The CMS said in a proposed rule that it recommends delaying data collection (PDF) in a reform law provision intended to expose financial relationships between drug and device manufacturers, GPOs and providers.

The agency said in the proposed rule that manufacturers and GPOs should not be required to start collecting information about their financial relationships with physicians and teaching hospitals on Jan. 1.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20111214/NEWS/312149973?AllowView=VW8xUmo5Q21TcWJOb1gzb0tNN3RLZ0h0MWg5SVgra3NZRzROR3l0WWRMZmFWdndGRWxiNUtpQzMyWmFwNW5nWUpidWk

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