Many medical services—for example, an MRI scan—are provided both in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) and community settings, such as physician offices and freestanding imaging or ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). Services commonly provided in both settings include laboratory tests, physical therapy, outpatient surgery, standard and advanced imaging, physician visits, and noninvasive and invasive procedures, such as […]
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Becker’s GI & Endoscopy – Can Independent GI Practices Survive & Thrive?
By Carrie Pallardy Full article at Becker’s GI & Endoscopy Question: Do you think independent GI practices have a sustainable future? Scott Ketover, MD, President, Digestive Health Physicians Association, President, CEO, Minnesota Gastroenterology (Plymouth): Absolutely. The continued viability of independent GI practices is not only critical for millions of patients who count on physicians in […]
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The Hill – Preserving the integrated model of care
By Scott Ketover, MD, AGAF Full article at The Hill Bending the cost curve in healthcare is no small feat, and lately there has been a lot of talk about physician reimbursement and the costs of certain medical procedures. In the midst of these heated – and often politicized – debates over compensation and pricing, […]
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DHPA Defends In-Office Ancillary Services Exception (IOASE) to Senate Finance Committee
In March 2014, DHPA co-signed a letter from many top healthcare professional organizations to the Senate Finance Committee urging the Committee to preserve the in-office ancillary services exception (IOASE). DHPA defended the exception by citing increased continuity of care, lower cost and higher convenience of allowing in-office ancillary services, including advanced imaging, radiation therapy, anatomic pathology […]
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Becker’s GI & Endoscopy – Digestive Health Physicians Association voices support for updated GI quality measures
By Carrie Pallardy Full article at Becker’s GI & Endoscopy The Digestive Health Physicians Association, an association of 44 independent gastroenterology practices, has expressed support for the recently updated GI quality procedures released by the ASGE/ACG Task Force on Quality in Endoscopy. “The work of the ASGE/ACG Task Force enables all gastroenterologists to glean important […]
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