Terms and Conditions for Website Usage

General Terms and Conditions 

By accessing or using this website (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by all of the terms, conditions, and notices contained in this Site Use Agreement. These general terms and conditions in this Agreement are referred to as the “Agreement.” We reserve the right to revise this Agreement at any time. By continuing to use the Site after such revisions are made, you express your understanding and agreement to such revised terms. 

The information on this Site is provided for general information, is not intended to provide medical or surgical advice, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. No doctor/patient relationship is established by your use of this Site. No diagnosis or treatment is being provided. The information contained herein should be used in consultation with a doctor of your choice. No guarantees or warranties are made regarding any of the information contained within this Site. 

We may provide links on the Site to other websites that are not under our control. In general, any website that has an address (or URL) not containing our domain name is such a website. These links are provided for convenience or reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by us of the organization or individual operating the website or a warranty of any type regarding the website or the information on the website. 

This practice has made and will continue to make efforts to include accurate and current information on this Site. However, the materials on our Site are provided “as is” and to the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, this practice disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. We do not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Site. 

We assume no liability for loss or damage whatsoever resulting from any use of or reliance upon the Site or its content. In no event will we be liable for any lost profits, lost savings, lost data, business interruption, or other direct, indirect, special consequential or incidental damages or claims (whether in contract, in tort, or otherwise) arising out of or relating to the Site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.

Open Payments Database

The Open Payments database is a federal tool used to search payments made by drug and device companies to physicians and teaching hospitals.  It can be found at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov. 

For informational purposes only, a link to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments web page is provided here. The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act requires that detailed information about payment and other value worth over ten dollars ($10) from manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, and biologics to physicians and teaching hospitals be made available to the public.