In the wake of the Sunshine Act’s Open Payments database launch, press detailing payments made to doctors by the pharma and medical device industries is fueling speculation about the negative impact this development could have on industry.
Given the Raleigh-Durham area’s top medical centers and concentration of pharmaceutical/device manufacturers, the release of this information could have a lot of implications on the Triangle’s economy, in particular. As the region’s leading source of business news, the Triangle Business Journal turned to Thought Leader Select’s Paul Meade for his expert insight into these concerns: