Tag: Featured
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How RVUs Undervalue the Cognitive Physician Visit: A Focus on IBD
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / How RVUs Undervalue the Cognitive Physician Visit: A Focus on IBD“The present RVU metric for compensating physicians is flawed,” write authors Seymour Katz, MD, MACG and Gil Y. Melmed, MD…
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The Value of a Positive Patient Experience
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / The Value of a Positive Patient ExperienceThe Advantages and Challenges of Measuring Patient Experience in Outpatient Clinical Practice a Four-Part Series in AJG’s Red Section The…
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Making $ense of MACRA
CMS….SGR… MACRA… MIPS… APMs… QCDRs… ACOs… Why does Washington D.C. love acronyms and complicated payment systems? What the heck is…
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How We Cleaned It Up: Bowel Prep Study from NYU Lagone
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / 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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Oklahoma Passes Legislation Banning MOC Mandates
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Oklahoma Passes Legislation Banning MOC MandatesOn April 8th, the state of Oklahoma passed legislation preventing MOC from being a conditional requirement for state license, hospital…
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What is your Emotional Intelligence?
Joseph G. Cheatham, MD by Joseph G. Cheatham, MD, Program Director, Gastroenterology Fellowship, Naval Medical Center, San Diego This article appears…
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What's New Here: ACG Acute Infectious Diarrhea Guidelines
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / What's New Here: ACG Acute Infectious Diarrhea GuidelinesDiagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Acute Diarrheal Infections in Adults CAPT Mark S. Riddle, MD, DrPH, Enteric Diseases Department, Naval…
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ACG Presidential Blog: PPI Wars Part 2
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / From ACG President / ACG Presidential Blog: PPI Wars Part 2PPI Wars Part 2 by Kenneth R. DeVault, MD, FACG One of my first duties as a member of the…
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ABIM Signals Move Away From 10-Year MOC Exam
ABIM Signals Move Away From 10-Year MOC Exam ACG’s Efforts Paying Off, Much More Work Remains ACG is fighting for…