Category: Expert Insights
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ACG GI Practice Toolbox: Reviewing and Updating the Informed Consent Process in your Practice
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG GI Practice Toolbox: Reviewing and Updating the Informed Consent Process in your PracticeGastroenterologists in private practice find themselves working in a time of unprecedented transformation. Pressures are high as they make important…
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ACG Advocates for Gender Equity and Physician Compensation at AMA HOD Meeting
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Advocates for Gender Equity and Physician Compensation at AMA HOD MeetingThis week, the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) adopted in-part an ACG resolution on the disparity in…
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Medicare Trustees Report Released: why is this important for ACG members?
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Medicare Trustees Report Released: why is this important for ACG members?On Tuesday, the 2018 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical…
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CMS Highlights Success of MACRA Year 1: High on Praise, but Short on Details
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Highlights Success of MACRA Year 1: High on Praise, but Short on DetailsOn Thursday, May 31, CMS Administrator Seema Verma wrote on the CMS blog that she was “pleased to announce that…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Attention ACG Members: Participate in a 2018 CMS study on burdens associated with reporting quality measures, and receive MIPS’ Improvement Activities Credit
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it is conducting a “2018 Burdens Associated with Reporting Quality…
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2 Important CMS Updates for GI Practices: Biosimilar Changes and Medicare Appeals Guidance
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / 2 Important CMS Updates for GI Practices: Biosimilar Changes and Medicare Appeals GuidanceMedicare Part B Biosimilar Payment and Required New Codes: Dates of Service on or after April 1, 2018 Pursuant to…
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Important Date for ACG Members: CMS Extends the MIPS 2017 Data Submission Deadline
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Important Date for ACG Members: CMS Extends the MIPS 2017 Data Submission DeadlineIf you’re an eligible clinician participating in the “Quality Payment Program,” you now have until Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at…
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MIPS for all practice sizes: ACG advocating on behalf small and large GI practices
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / MIPS for all practice sizes: ACG advocating on behalf small and large GI practicesMIPS and Larger Group Practices: Are larger groups unfairly treated in MIPS Quality Category? What is ACG doing for you?…
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CMS Actuary Office releases projections on U.S. healthcare spending
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Actuary Office releases projections on U.S. healthcare spendingOn Wednesday, the CMS Actuary Office stated that U.S. health care spending is projected to grow from 4% in 2016…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / ACG Advocacy Successful on Multiple Fronts: Congress Includes Various ACG Priorities in Two-Year Budget
Thank you ACG members for your advocacy. While there is much more to do, your efforts have paid off on…