Author: Whitfield L. Knapple, MD, FACG
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CMS Releases CY 2017 Medicare Outpatient Facility Rates and Physician Fee Schedule
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Releases CY 2017 Medicare Outpatient Facility Rates and Physician Fee ScheduleThis week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2017 Medicare facility fees for the hospital outpatient…
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Final MACRA Rule a Hot Topic at ACG Meeting
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Final MACRA Rule a Hot Topic at ACG MeetingOn October 14, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the highly anticipated final rule outlining details…
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ICD-10 Grace Period Ends; ACG can help make sure you are using the current ICD-10 set
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ICD-10 Grace Period Ends; ACG can help make sure you are using the current ICD-10 setACG has previously alerted members that the grace period for using the wrong ICD-10 codes has ended. Beginning October 1,…
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CMS Announcement: Easing MACRA requirements for CY 2017
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Announcement: Easing MACRA requirements for CY 2017This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the Agency will ease reporting restrictions and potential…
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Update from the Hill: What ACG Members Need to Know
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Update from the Hill: What ACG Members Need to KnowLast month, ACG updated membership on the outstanding issues that remained when members of Congress left for the August recess. …
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ACA Back in the News: a good time for some updated statistics for ACG members
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACA Back in the News: a good time for some updated statistics for ACG membersThis week, Aetna announced that the company intends to withdraw most of its “2017 public exchange expansion plans” and undergo…
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CMS Provides Guidance on PQRS Feedback Reports and the PQRS Informal Review Process for 2015 Results: What ACG members need to know
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Provides Guidance on PQRS Feedback Reports and the PQRS Informal Review Process for 2015 Results: What ACG members need to knowEach year, physicians and group practices receive “PQRS feedback reports” detailing whether they satisfactorily participated in PQRS, or whether they…
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Update from the Hill: Congress in Recess until September; Lame Duck Post-Election Schedule
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Update from the Hill: Congress in Recess until September; Lame Duck Post-Election ScheduleCongress left for a seven-week recess on July 14 and will return after Labor Day, giving lawmakers limited time to…
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World Hepatitis Day: Demonstration Project Links Colorectal Cancer Screening and Hepatitis C Virus Screening
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / World Hepatitis Day: Demonstration Project Links Colorectal Cancer Screening and Hepatitis C Virus ScreeningOn Thursday, July 28th, ACG joined the CDC and other patient advocacy groups in commemorating “World Hepatitis Day.” To raise…
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CMS Releases Rules with Proposed 2017 Medicare Facility Fee Rates and Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rates
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Releases Rules with Proposed 2017 Medicare Facility Fee Rates and Physician Fee Schedule Proposed RatesOn Wednesday, CMS released the 2017 proposed rule that includes policy and payment changes for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment…