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March 10, 2017

AMA Wire – Barriers to colonoscopy screenings tackled in physician-led APM

By Troy Parks See full article in AMA Wire Advanced alternative payment models (APM) are one option for physician practices to participate in the Quality Payment Program (QPP), and several have already been submitted to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), which reviews and evaluating Advanced APMs. One of these submissions seeks to […]
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March 3, 2017

Healio – Proposed APMs will increase cost efficiencies, improve GI patient care

By Dr. Lawrence Kim See full article in Healio At a recent Medicare Payment Advisory Commission meeting, several commissioners noted the severe lack of opportunities for specialists to enter into Advanced APMs. The DHPA supports two proposals that were submitted to PTAC, both of which will enable gastroenterologists to participate in Advanced APMs and allow […]
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Dr. Akshay Gupta

Idaho Gastroenterology Associates Meridian, ID Dr Gupta completed his medical school from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, India. He was in private practice for a year in Wichita, KS, before moving to Boise in 2013 and joining IGA. Read more >>
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DHPA Supports The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act in Senate

The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) today applauded U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) for re-introducing legislation that would remove barriers to life-saving colorectal cancer screenings and treatment. The Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act (S. 479) would waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer […]
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Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News – Is This Plan the Future of Colonoscopy Reimbursement?

By Michael Weinstein See full article in Gastroenterology & Endoscopy In late December, the Digestive Health Network (DHN) submitted a proposal to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that would reshape the way the government reimburses physicians who perform colonoscopies. The alternative payment model attempts to shift the current method of fee-for-service reimbursement […]
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