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ACG Urges Congress to Repeal Stark Law
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Urges Congress to Repeal Stark LawOn Wednesday, February 3, ACG urged Congress to repeal the Stark Law and related Anti-Kickback Statute. The Senate Finance and…
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AJG Author Podcast: Dr. Nick Shaheen on ACG's New Barrett's Esophagus Guidelines
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Uncategorized / AJG Author Podcast: Dr. Nick Shaheen on ACG's New Barrett's Esophagus GuidelinesNew AJG Author Podcast Listen to an informative conversation with one of the authors of the new ACG Barrett’s esophagus…
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ACG Part of Coalition on OH Medicaid Reimbursement Rates
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Part of Coalition on OH Medicaid Reimbursement RatesOH 2016 Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Restored ACG wanted to provide an important update for membership on a state issue. As…
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2016 Medicare Reimbursement Rates: Popular GI Codes
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / 2016 Medicare Reimbursement Rates: Popular GI CodesACG is extremely disappointed that Congress and CMS chose to finalize the 2016 Medicare reimbursement rates without alleviating significant cuts…
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Conversations With Women in GI: Amy Oxentenko, MD, FACG, on Medical Education
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Conversations With Women in GI: Amy Oxentenko, MD, FACG, on Medical EducationConversations with Women in GI is a new series by Jill Gaidos, MD, FACG. This article first appeared in the…
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Congress Adjourns Without Alleviating Cuts to Colonoscopy but Eases Meaningful Use Burdens
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Adjourns Without Alleviating Cuts to Colonoscopy but Eases Meaningful Use BurdensCongress closed out 2015 by passing the fiscal 2016 spending package, appropriating funds for the various federal agencies and programs.…
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ABIM will not require practice assessment for MOC through 2018
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / ABIM will not require practice assessment for MOC through 2018ABIM announced December 16, 2015 it will extend through the end of 2018 its decision not to require practice assessment, patient…
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Coalition of GI Patient Advocates Urge Congress to Pass the SCREEN Act
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Coalition of GI Patient Advocates Urge Congress to Pass the SCREEN ActThis week, the Digestive Disease National Coalition (DDNC) urged Senator Ben Cardin and Representative Richard Neal to include the SCREEN…
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New Book: The Gut Microbiome, D.A. Johnson, Editor
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / News / New Book: The Gut Microbiome, D.A. Johnson, EditorThe Gut Microbiome: New Understanding and Potential Translational Applications for Disease Management ACG Past President Dr. David Johnson is the editor…
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Congress Must Pass Legislation Important to Clinical GI
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Congress Must Pass Legislation Important to Clinical GIAs you are aware, Medicare has finalized plans to significantly cut colonoscopy reimbursement beginning January 2016. Did you know that…