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Kevin Harlen, Executive Director

Capital Digestive Care Silver Spring, MD As Chief Operating Officer of Capital Digestive Care, Mr. Harlen oversees all day-to-day operations of the enterprise, including central business office operations, management of accounting and professional billing, credentialing and compliance requirements, human resources, information technology, business development, managed care contracting and marketing efforts.
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GI News Round Up 02/11-02/18

A collection of GI policy-related news curated weekly by DHPA. Topics include: MACRA, MIPs, APMs, Medicare, ambulatory surgery centers and other issues of importance to GI physicians providing high quality and cost-efficient care in the independent medical practice setting.
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Proposal for New Stark Law Exception in Trump Budget Will Improve Care Coordination for Medicare Patients

The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) applauds the proposal in President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget to establish new protections in the physician self-referral law (Stark Law) for health care services furnished through Alternative Payment Models (APMs). DHPA worked closely with Members in both chambers to develop bipartisan legislation that would do precisely what is called for in the President’s Budget.
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GI News Round Up 02/04-02/11

Dr. Raj Devarajan

Middlesex Gastroenterology Acton, MA Dr. Raj Devarajan is board certified in Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry. He has trained at Harvard, Yale and Tufts Universities. He has served as chief of Gastroenterology at Emerson Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center. Read More >>
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