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December 18, 2020

GI News Round Up – Friday December 18

GI Physicians Urge COVID-19 Vaccines for All IBD Patients
Medscape
Marcia Frellick

Changes to Medicare’s 2021 Physician Payment Fee Schedule
American Medical Association
Kathy Blake, MD, MPH; Sherry Smith, MPH; Scott Lauter, MD

What to Expect: HHS Issues Final Rules on Stark, AKS & CMP Laws
The National Law Review
Joshua L. Stearns, Charles A. Sinsel

Docs Cheer Medicare’s OK to Off-Site Hospital Care
Medpage Today
Michele G. Sullivan

Senator Boozman Leads Legislation in Senate to Protect Patients’ Access to Surgical Care
AP

Colonoscopy Gets a Bad Rap … From Primary Care Providers
Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News

DHPA In the News

IBS guidelines, new centers, opposition to MS rules, and more: 7 GI industry notes
Becker’s GI and Endoscopy
Carly Behm

CMS rule restricts Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis patients access to infusion services, DHPA says
Becker’s GI & Endoscopy
Eric Oliver

Filed Under: GI News Round Up, Newsroom

Member Spotlight

For more than 30 years, Akron Digestive Disease Consultants has been providing care for conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and gall bladder. The practice currently has five board certified physicians committed to providing outstanding personalized and timely digestive health care.

Learn more at:
www.akrondigestive.com

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    Is your practice interested in promoting and preserving accessible, high quality and cost-efficient care in the independent GI medical setting? Contact us today about joining DHPA.

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