MediSpend Validate allows organizations to upload Open Payments reports to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) validation system and receive detailed reports for all records.
MMIS is currently seeking clarification from CMS to ensure that MediSpend Validate utilizes the revised matching algorithms.
"At the just concluded 8th Annual Forum on Transparency and Aggregate Spend in Washington DC, everyone expressed frustration and wanted to understand why CMS modified the matching algorithms which caused a significant number of transactions to be removed from manufacturers portals," said Michaeline Daboul, CEO of MMIS.
"Despite CMS’ response, manufacturers and industry executives are still confused. In order to help manufacturers comply and re-validate their data, we have decided to make MediSpend Validate available to all manufacturers at no cost."
CMS explained why certain submitted records were rejected. The key point was that manufacturers must now match additional data elements in the NPPES or PECOS data sets to ensure an accurate match to CMS data sources. Changing the algorithm is what caused selected data to be removed.
CMS also said that removed records would not be included in the initial public release of data on September 30th. Instead, removed records will be returned to manufacturers and GPOs for further remediation consistent with the revised requirements.
