Stool-based colorectal cancer screening tests are not appropriate for patients with high risk of colorectal cancer or conditions associated with high risk, such as personal history of polyps, IBD, and family history of certain cancers.
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The Value of Colonoscopy (Infographic)
There are several screening options, but colonoscopy is the gold standard. Colorectal cancer is prevented by removing polyps, which are pre-cancerous growths. And a screening colonoscopy is the only test that both DETECTS and REMOVES pre-cancerous polyps.
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Tell Congress: Preserve Patient Access by Blocking Pending Physician Payment Cuts
When adjusted for inflation, physician payments from Medicare have effectively declined more than 25 percent over the past two decades. Independent physicians and our patients deserve a predictable payment system that matches Medicare reimbursement to the cost increases experienced by our private practices.
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Video: Establishing a Pipeline Program for High School Students
In this video, Dr. Jessica Fisher of Fisher of Digestive Health Partners in Asheville, North Carolina interviews Dr. Dominique Howard of Capital Digestive Care in Silver Spring, Maryland, about an innovative outreach program Dr. Howard and her colleagues have established to provide high school students with a hands-on look at what it’s like to be a gastroenterologist.
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DHPA Submits Comment Letter to U.S. House Ways & Means Committee for RFI on Improving Access to Care in Rural Areas
DHPA today submitted a comment letter to the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on improving access to care in rural areas.
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