ACG and GI Societies to Fight Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy
CMS released on July 8 the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which, if finalized, would drastically cut reimbursement rates for colonoscopy and other lower GI endoscopy...
View ArticleFight Medicare Colonoscopy Cuts: A “Playbook” for ACG Members
As you know, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this month released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which, if finalized, would drastically cut...
View ArticleHelp Stop Medicare’s Planned Colonoscopy Cuts—6 Ways You Can Fight Back
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which, if finalized, would drastically cut reimbursement rates for...
View ArticleJoin ACG in the Fight Against Medicare Colonoscopy Cuts: Sign This Petition Now
Medicare bureaucrats plan to cut doctors’ reimbursement for colonoscopy starting January 2016. The stakes are high for Medicare patients and public health. TAKE ACTION: The American College of...
View ArticleFDA’s Safety Communication on Supplemental Measures to Enhance Duodenoscope...
The FDA today announced supplemental measures to enhance duodenoscope reprocessing, including all Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) endoscopes. The College recognizes that this...
View ArticleACG and GI Societies Fighting Colonoscopy Pay Cuts
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule which, if finalized, would drastically cut reimbursement rates for...
View ArticleYour ACG 2015 Abstract: Five Quick Tips for Maximizing Your Media Potential
Know your story – Put your research in perspective. How do your findings advance or start a trend, impact the status quo, or shake up or fit into the big picture, for instance? “Mom-ify” your data – If...
View ArticleACG 2015, Your Abstract and the Media: What You Need to Know
Evolution of Media Coverage during the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting Long gone are the days when media coverage at the ACG meeting consisted of reporters visiting the ACG press room with pen and pad in...
View ArticleJoint GI Society Update: Members Urged to Take Action, Contact CMS
Earlier this summer, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed drastic cuts to the 2016 Medicare physician reimbursement rates for colonoscopy and other lower GI endoscopy...
View ArticleWhat ACG Members Can Do to Help Stop Medicare Cuts
If you are a GI clinician and you haven’t signed this petition – recently proposed Medicare colonoscopy cuts could soon become reality. ACG and the joint societies are working together to fight these...
View ArticleOver 5,150 Signed Petition Opposing Medicare Cuts: Take These Next Steps
The College is grateful to ACG Members who are helping to lead the charge opposing Medicare’s cuts to colonoscopy with an online petition that so far boosts over 5,150 signatures. Many of you promoted...
View ArticleThe PPI Non-Responsive Patient Among ACG 2015 Session Highlights
Learn about the use of diagnostic tools to differentiate the unresponsive from the truly refractory GERD patient and outline the therapeutic options when you attend the ACG 2015 Annual Scientific...
View ArticleICD-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 codes. I wanted to provide a few tips and updates in response to some of your most pressing...
View ArticleAct Now to Help Ensure Complex Patient Care, Cognitive Services Get New Codes
A recent CMS proposal may be a positive step for those of us in academic institutions or private practices whose “value” is benchmarked off the relative value unit (RVU) system but spend a significant...
View ArticleTake 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 rates for colonoscopy and other lower GI endoscopy...
View ArticleCurrent 1st and 2nd year Fellows Apply Now: 2016 Joint ACG-FDA Fellowship...
Back by Popular Demand! Current first and second year fellows are invited to submit their application for a one-month rotation at the FDA, sponsored by ACG. The candidate chosen will have the...
View ArticleNew 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 usually possible to identify the source of...
View ArticleJoint GI Societies Submit Formal Comments to CMS Opposing Proposed Medicare Cuts
Earlier this summer, CMS proposed drastic cuts to the 2016 Medicare physician reimbursement rates for colonoscopy and other lower GI endoscopy procedures. On behalf of our members, ACG, AGA, and ASGE...
View ArticleLearn about Publishing in ACG Journals and Meet the Editors at ACG 2015
NEW at ACG 2015! Come listen to the Editors of ACG’s three scientific journals present advice on publishing-related topics specific to each journal. Hear tips on publishing your research, get answers...
View ArticleACG 2015 Prompts Reflections on My Year as President
Our Annual Scientific Meeting and Post Graduate Course October 16-21 in Honolulu, Hawaii, is fast approaching. The scientific program offers more than 65 oral presentations, 10 scientific symposia,...
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