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March 14, 2017

GI News Round Up 03/06-03/10

MIPS & MACRA AHA Advises MedPAC on Implementing MACRA, MIPS, APM Policies EHR Intelligence By Kate Monica Exploring MIPS Advancing Care Info, Improvement Activities RevCycle Intelligence By Jacqueline Belliveau Do the math: An argument for why providers should participate in MIPS and MACRA MedCity News By John Squire APMs Proposed APMs will increase […]
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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. Jon Verrecchio

Carlisle Digestive Disease Associates Carlisle, PA Dr. Verrecchio is Board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Verrecchio is a member of the American College of Physicians, American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology, American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Pennsylvania Society of Gastroenterology, Central Pennsylvania Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Pennsylvania Medical Society. Read […]
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Dr. Eli Kuga

Illinois Gastroenterology Institute Peoria, IL Dr. Kuga has been in private practice since 1999. He joined Illinois Gastroenterology Institute in 2001. Dr. Kuga is trained in the broad discipline of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and has a special interest in colon cancer screening. He served as a Medical Director of Central Illinois Endoscopy Center from 2009 […]
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