Online Surveys: Because payments to physicians for participating in pharmaceutical and medical device marketing research are typically made by research companies, in this case by
InCrowd, rather than manufacturer-sponsors, and to health care professionals whose identities are unknown to the manufacturer-sponsors, those payments are, in most cases, excluded from reporting under the Sunshine Act law: SEC. 1128G (e)(10)(A). In the rare circumstance in which your payment needs to be reported to the manufacturer-sponsors and subsequently to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, InCrowd will do so in accordance with our terms and conditions.
Qualitative Interviews: There is a slim chance that during a qualitative interview a member might accidentally give his or her name or may be recognizable by voice. Because of this remote chance, we err on the side of caution, and you will be prompted to agree to the Sunshine Act before the interview.