Category: National Affairs
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Instituting Quality Improvement Programs – The PDSA Model
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Instituting Quality Improvement Programs – The PDSA ModelUsing the Plan, Do, Study, Act Model to Implement a Quality Improvement Program in Your Practice by Michael S. Morelli…
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ACG Call to Action for Michigan Members: Support ACG’s Efforts to Eliminate MOC Requirements in Michigan
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Call to Action for Michigan Members: Support ACG’s Efforts to Eliminate MOC Requirements in MichiganACG has partnered with the Michigan State Medical Society to advocate for two bills currently before the state legislature. These…
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GI Societies Meet with CMS on Sedation
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / GI Societies Meet with CMS on SedationGI Societies Meet with CMS on Sedation R. Bruce Cameron, MD, FACG ACG Representative to the AMA’s RVS Update Committee…
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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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At the State Level: ACG Governor for Kansas to Serve on Medicare Contractor Advisory Committee
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / At the State Level: ACG Governor for Kansas to Serve on Medicare Contractor Advisory CommitteeACG Governor for Kansas, Stanley Brand, MD FACG, was recently nominated by ACG and subsequently selected to serve on a…
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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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Update from New England States: Connecticut and Rhode Island Pass Restrictions on Physician Non-Compete Agreements
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Update from New England States: Connecticut and Rhode Island Pass Restrictions on Physician Non-Compete AgreementsThis summer, Rhode Island and Connecticut passed significant legislation concerning the use of non-compete agreements for physicians. The goal…
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Update on CA Bill Seeking to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening Colonoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Update on CA Bill Seeking to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening ColonoscopyThis month, the California State Senate and Assembly passed the, “Health Care Coverage: Colorectal Cancer Screening and Testing (AB 1763).” …
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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…