Tag: Colorectal Cancer
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Congress Must Pass the SCREEN Act
As you are aware, Medicare has finalized plans to significantly cut colonoscopy reimbursement beginning January 2016. Did you know that…
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Bacon Under Fire: What to Tell Your Patients (and Family) about Red Meat Consumption
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / Bacon Under Fire: What to Tell Your Patients (and Family) about Red Meat ConsumptionCommentary by Dr. Aasma Shaukat A few weeks ago the World Health Organization’s cancer agency, The International Agency for Research…
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CMS Cuts Reimbursement to Colonoscopy – What You Need to Know
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Cuts Reimbursement to Colonoscopy – What You Need to KnowCMS on October 30 released the CY 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. ACG, AGA and ASGE are outraged at…
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ACG National Affairs Team Meets with Key Congressional Leaders Who Support Actions Against Medicare Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG National Affairs Team Meets with Key Congressional Leaders Who Support Actions Against Medicare CutsOn Wednesday, ACG National Affairs Committee Chair, Caroll Koscheski, MD FACG, and in-coming ACG National Affairs Committee Chair, Whitfield Knapple,…
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Survey Highlights Alarming Deficit in Knowledge of Basic Nutrition, Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors Among High Schoolers
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Survey Highlights Alarming Deficit in Knowledge of Basic Nutrition, Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors Among High SchoolersPoster 851 Assessment of Nutritional Knowledge in High School Students: A Survey Study Author Insight from Noor A. Hason, Texas…
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The Anal Pap Smear. How Much Do You Know?
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / The Anal Pap Smear. How Much Do You Know?Poster 175 The Anal Pap Smear. How Much Do You Know? Author Insight from Andrew Korman, MD, Mount Sinai Beth…
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs Must Address Unique Barriers of African American, Hispanics
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / Colorectal Cancer Screening Programs Must Address Unique Barriers of African American, HispanicsPoster 551 Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers Among Minorities in the United States: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Author Insight from…
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Congress Supports Colorectal Cancer Screening
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Supports Colorectal Cancer ScreeningThe American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) applaud…
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Urgent: You Can Still Help Stop Medicare Cuts
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Urgent: You Can Still Help Stop Medicare CutsThank you ACG members! ACG and the GI societies have been extremely active on Capitol Hill, urging members of Congress…
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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…