Category: Expert Insights
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Fight Medicare Colonoscopy Cuts: A “Playbook” for ACG Members
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Fight Medicare Colonoscopy Cuts: A “Playbook” for ACG MembersAs you know, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this month released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule…
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ACG and GI Societies to Fight Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG and GI Societies to Fight Medicare Cuts to ColonoscopyCMS released on July 8 the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which, if finalized, would drastically cut…
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Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy Threaten Progress Against Colorectal Cancer
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy Threaten Progress Against Colorectal CancerI am incredibly frustrated and disappointed today. Devastating cuts to reimbursement for lifesaving colonoscopy exams under Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule…
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Dr. Amy Oxentenko on WGO Train-the-Trainers Taiwan 2015: Three Things to Share
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Education / Dr. Amy Oxentenko on WGO Train-the-Trainers Taiwan 2015: Three Things to ShareThe American College of Gastroenterology has been a long-time supporter of the World Gastronterology Organisation’s international workshop, Train the Trainers,…
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CMS Eases ICD-10 Transition with 1-Year of Flexibility
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Eases ICD-10 Transition with 1-Year of FlexibilityIn response to concerns from ACG and the provider community, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week…
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Being Mortal: A Personal Reflection
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Being Mortal: A Personal ReflectionI just finished reading Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. It was not a spontaneous…
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Myocardial Infarction and PPI Use: Is There a Connection?
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Myocardial Infarction and PPI Use: Is There a Connection?A recent report suggested an association between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and myocardial infarction (MI). This study…
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Top 10 Quotes from the Supreme Court Opinion Upholding Affordable Care Act Subsidies
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Top 10 Quotes from the Supreme Court Opinion Upholding Affordable Care Act SubsidiesThe Supreme Court ruled on June 25, that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance subsidies can go…
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Shocker: High Quality Colonoscopy Saves Lives
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Shocker: High Quality Colonoscopy Saves LivesA study published this week concluded that higher quality colonoscopies in terms of better adenoma detection were associated with as…
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Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS): Answers to Five of Your Most Pressing Questions
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS): Answers to Five of Your Most Pressing QuestionsAs you investigate options to fulfill public reporting requirements and avoid negative payment adjustments, no doubt you have discovered there…
