Category: News
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Joint GI Societies Submit Formal Comments to CMS Opposing Proposed Medicare Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Joint GI Societies Submit Formal Comments to CMS Opposing Proposed Medicare CutsEarlier this summer, CMS proposed drastic cuts to the 2016 Medicare physician reimbursement rates for colonoscopy and other lower GI…
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New ACG Guideline Recommends Narrower Use of Term 'Obscure GI Bleeding'
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / New ACG Guideline Recommends Narrower Use of Term 'Obscure GI Bleeding'“Small bowel bleeding” should replace the classification of “obscure gastrointestinal bleeding,” because advances in imaging the small intestine mean it’s…
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Current 1st and 2nd year Fellows Apply Now: 2016 Joint ACG-FDA Fellowship Program
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Current 1st and 2nd year Fellows Apply Now: 2016 Joint ACG-FDA Fellowship ProgramBack by Popular Demand! Current first and second year fellows are invited to submit their application for a one-month rotation…
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Take Action: CMS Comments Due Sept. 8
Earlier this summer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed drastic cuts to the 2016 Medicare physician reimbursement…
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Act Now to Help Ensure Complex Patient Care, Cognitive Services Get New Codes
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Act Now to Help Ensure Complex Patient Care, Cognitive Services Get New CodesA recent CMS proposal may be a positive step for those of us in academic institutions or private practices whose…
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ICD-10: Updates and Tips
As you are aware, on October 1, the Medicare claims processing system is set to begin using the new ICD-10…
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The PPI Non-Responsive Patient Among ACG 2015 Session Highlights
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / The PPI Non-Responsive Patient Among ACG 2015 Session HighlightsLearn about the use of diagnostic tools to differentiate the unresponsive from the truly refractory GERD patient and outline the…
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Over 5,150 Signed Petition Opposing Medicare Cuts: Take These Next Steps
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Over 5,150 Signed Petition Opposing Medicare Cuts: Take These Next StepsThe College is grateful to ACG Members who are helping to lead the charge opposing Medicare’s cuts to colonoscopy with…
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What ACG Members Can Do to Help Stop Medicare Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / What ACG Members Can Do to Help Stop Medicare CutsIf you are a GI clinician and you haven’t signed this petition – recently proposed Medicare colonoscopy cuts could soon…
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ACG 2015, Your Abstract and the Media: What You Need to Know
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG 2015, Your Abstract and the Media: What You Need to KnowEvolution of Media Coverage during the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting Long gone are the days when media coverage at the…