10.3205/000155
Ruppert, Thorsten
Thorsten
Ruppert
Hahn, Michael
Michael
Hahn
Hundt, Ferdinand
Ferdinand
Hundt
Remuneration for non-interventional studies – results of a survey in the pharmaceutical industry in Germany
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2012
JournalArticle
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
2012-02-07
2012
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-0001558
000155
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GMS German Medical Science; 10:Doc04; ISSN 1612-3174
In 2007 the Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (vfa) published recommendations to improve the quality and transparency of non-interventional studies. These recommendations include quality assurance measures, in particular with respect to transparency as well as for the verification of the data collected in these studies. This publication presents the results of a survey on fees in non-interventional studies which was conducted within the member companies of the vfa in June 2011. These results demonstrate a consistent adherence to the statutory requirements and the implementation of the recommendations concerning the remuneration of the study centers. Depending on the indication, the number of routine doctor/patient contacts is different and associated with that number the documentation efforts vary. Accordingly, the fee varies based on the fee schedule for physicians (German: Gebührenordnung für Ärzte) by taking into account the actual efforts at the study center.
GMS German Medical Science; 10:Doc04; ISSN 1612-3174