Es importante comprender que existen disparidades en las tasas de detección del cáncer colorrectal y que las tasas de mortalidad por la enfermedad son más altas entre algunos grupos étnicos que entre otros. Hay disparidades en las tasas de detección por muchas razones, incluido un menor acceso a la cobertura de atención médica, tasas más bajas de recomendación de un proveedor.
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Becker’s GI & Endoscopy: CMS rule restricts Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis patients access to infusion services, DHPA says
The Digestive Health Physicians Association issued a statement opposing CMS’ Most Favored Nation rule because it potentially limits access to infusion services. If the rule goes into effect, the changes could make providing infusion services cost prohibitive for practices. The rule cuts reimbursement by using the lowest price drug manufacturers receive in one of 22 […]
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KOAA News5: Your Healthy Family, Nothing has changed with colonoscopies, they save lives
I recently sat down with a local gastroenterologist here in Colorado Springs who wanted to pump the brakes on this story and remind us of a few important things when it comes to colon cancer screenings and preventing cancer deaths.
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DHPA Recommends MACRA Improvements to Bipartisan Group of U.S. Representatives
In response to a group of bipartisan members of Congress who requested feedback from the physician community on how the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) should be reformed, DHPA provided a letter supporting congressional efforts to improve MACRA and for the continued transition away from fee-for-service care to value-based, pay-for-performance care.
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Healio: NordICC trial doesn’t change the value of colonoscopy
Despite some sensational headlines following the publication of NordICC trial data in The New England Journal of Medicine, it’s important to understand that this study does not change the value of colonoscopy.
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