Tag: Colonoscopy
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / World Hepatitis Day: Demonstration Project Links Colorectal Cancer Screening and Hepatitis C Virus Screening
On Thursday, July 28th, ACG joined the CDC and other patient advocacy groups in commemorating “World Hepatitis Day.” To raise…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Education / Video of the Week: David Greenwald, MD, FACG, on the Best Prep and Assessing the Adequacy of the Prep
Explore the ACG Education Universe with Weekly Picks by Co-Editors The ACG Education Universe is a robust online educational library featuring…
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Measuring Cognitive Load During Colonoscopy Training
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Measuring Cognitive Load During Colonoscopy Trainingby Dr. Justin Sewell Do you remember learning to perform colonoscopy? Was it exciting? Challenging? Rewarding? Frustrating? Overwhelming? Chances are…
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GIQuIC News: QCDR Again in 2016, 3 Million Colonoscopies Milestone
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / GIQuIC News: QCDR Again in 2016, 3 Million Colonoscopies MilestoneThe GIQuIC Registry has again been approved as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for individual Eligible Provider (EP) reporting…
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How We Cleaned It Up: Bowel Prep Study from NYU Lagone
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / American Journal of Gastroenterology / How We Cleaned It Up: Bowel Prep Study from NYU LagoneHow We Cleaned It Up: A Simple Method That Improved Our Practice’s Bowel Prep Nalinee Srisarajivakul, MD; Deborah Chua, MD;…
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Private Insurers Participating in Health Exchanges Must Waive Bowel Preparation Costs
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Private Insurers Participating in Health Exchanges Must Waive Bowel Preparation CostsOn April 20th, the Federal Government provided important guidance for private group plans participating in health exchanges set up via…
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ACG Governors in Washington D.C. Next Week
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Governors in Washington D.C. Next WeekThe ACG Board of Governors will be on Capitol Hill next week advocating for issues important to GI practices. Congress…
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National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Congress Needs to Learn From Katie Couric
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month: Congress Needs to Learn From Katie CouricThis week, ACG shared Katie Couric’s unanticipated journey as a cancer advocate with Congress. Ms. Couric’s work is the subject…
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ACG Urges Congress to Support CRC Screening Legislation
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Urges Congress to Support CRC Screening LegislationEach year, hundreds of public and private health organizations come together with one common goal of educating the nation about…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Kentucky Passes Bill to Waive Patient Cost-Sharing for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Screening Colonoscopy
Great news for our patients: effective Jan. 1, 2017, screening colonoscopies in Kentucky for asymptomatic individuals are fully covered by…