Category: Expert Insights
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CMS Eases ICD-10 Transition with 1-Year of Flexibility
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / CMS Eases ICD-10 Transition with 1-Year of FlexibilityIn response to concerns from ACG and the provider community, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week…
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Being Mortal: A Personal Reflection
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Being Mortal: A Personal ReflectionI just finished reading Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. It was not a spontaneous…
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Myocardial Infarction and PPI Use: Is There a Connection?
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Myocardial Infarction and PPI Use: Is There a Connection?A recent report suggested an association between the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and myocardial infarction (MI). This study…
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Top 10 Quotes from the Supreme Court Opinion Upholding Affordable Care Act Subsidies
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Top 10 Quotes from the Supreme Court Opinion Upholding Affordable Care Act SubsidiesThe Supreme Court ruled on June 25, that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance subsidies can go…
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Shocker: High Quality Colonoscopy Saves Lives
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Shocker: High Quality Colonoscopy Saves LivesA study published this week concluded that higher quality colonoscopies in terms of better adenoma detection were associated with as…
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Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS): Answers to Five of Your Most Pressing Questions
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS): Answers to Five of Your Most Pressing QuestionsAs you investigate options to fulfill public reporting requirements and avoid negative payment adjustments, no doubt you have discovered there…
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American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Good News, Bad News: Colorectal Cancer Screening is Up But A Quirk in the Law and Forthcoming Reimbursement Cuts Could Derail Hardwon Progress in the Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
Here’s some good news: Use of lifesaving colorectal screening tests is on the upswing according to American Cancer Society investigators…
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What an “IBD-ologist” Learned at DDW
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / What an “IBD-ologist” Learned at DDWI remain an IBD-ologist and at DDW I tend to focus on advances in our field. So, what did I…
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I’ve recently blogged about how the times are changing and the challenges of moving from a clinician-centric approach to care…
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Author Insight with Dr. Ron Schey on Constipation, Fecal Incontinence During and After Pregnancy
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Author Insight with Dr. Ron Schey on Constipation, Fecal Incontinence During and After PregnancyConstipation and Fecal Incontinence During and After Pregnancy: Learn More From Dr. Ron Schey in the April AJG Podcast Ron Schey, MD,…