dhpadmin, Author at DHPA

September 15, 2016

DHPA Welcomes Three New Members

We are excited to announce our membership has grown by three practices since July, and we are happy to welcome Gastroenterology Associates of the Piedmont in North Carolina, South Jersey Gastroenterology in New Jersey, and Connecticut Gastroenterology Consultants. DHPA’s membership has now risen to an astounding 64 members, including 1,500 gastroenterologists and other physician specialists […]
Continue Reading >>

September 9, 2016

GI News Round Up – 09/02/16 – 09/09/16

Colonoscopy 5 most read GI/endoscopy stories: Aug. 29 – Sept. 2 By Eric Oliver Becker’s GI & Endoscopy Ambulatory Surgery Centers Study: Using Ambulatory Centers Reduces Outpatient Costs By Stephen Miller, CEBS Society for Human Resource Management MACRA CMS Eases MACRA Pain for Doctors By Joyce Frieden MedPage Today CMS Will Give Providers Flexibility on […]
Continue Reading >>

September 6, 2016

DHPA Comment Letter to CMS on the OPPS 2017 Proposed Rule

Today the Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) filed comments in response to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2017 issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). DHPA’s comments focused on steps that CMS has proposed to implement the site neutrality provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 […]
Continue Reading >>

September 2, 2016

GI News Round Up – 08/27/16 – 09/02/16

Colonoscopy When A Screening Test For Colon Cancer Leads To A Pricey Follow-Up By Michelle Andrews NPR MACRA Health Affairs: Clarity needed on MACRA payment reforms By Luke Gale HealthcareDIVE Managing the Health System Board Transition to Transformation: Corporate Governance and the Transition to Transformation By Michael W. Peregrine The National Law Review Stark Law […]
Continue Reading >>

August 26, 2016

GI News Round Up – 08/20/16 – 08/26/16

GI News 5 most read GI/endoscopy stories: Aug. 15-Aug. 19 By Eric Oliver Becker’s GI & Endoscopy Colonoscopy Some hope virtual colonoscopies lead to more cancer screening By Andrea K. McDaniels The Baltimore Sun MACRA How to prepare for the shift to MACRA By Min Matson HealthData Management Most Pathologists Unware of New Federal MACRA […]
Continue Reading >>