Dr. Nadeem Baig of Allied Digestive Health in New Jersey has been named president and board chair of the Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA). Dr. Baig and members of DHPA’s 12-member executive committee will lead the association’s health policy efforts to promote and preserve accessible, high quality and cost-efficient gastroenterological care in the independent medical practice setting.
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Advocacy
Protecting the Integrated Model of Care
High-quality, integrated care delivered in the independent medical practice setting is worthy of protection as an alternative to care that is often more costly when furnished in the hospital setting. Read more...
Saving the In Office Ancillary Service Exception (IOASE)
Integrated models of care allow for better coordination across specialties, translating into higher quality, lower cost and more accessible care for patients. Read more...
Pathology Services Utilization
Recent data, including 2009-2013 Medicare data relating to the cost and utilization of anatomic pathology (AP) services, demonstrates that the GAO report fails to tell the full story about cost and utilization. Read more...
Recent Advocacy
Video: Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam on Resilience, Service & Leadership
In this interview with Dr. Esther Connor, chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam, president of DHPA and a physician at MNGI Digestive Health, reflects on the personal and professional experiences that have shaped his career, leadership, and commitment to service.
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Video: The Benefits of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Dr. Scott Ketover | MNGI
In this interview with Dr. Esther Connor, chair of the DHPA DEI Committee, Dr. Scott Ketover – past president of DHPA and president & CEO of MNGI Digestive Health – discusses how the organization’s DEI efforts have strengthened both patient care and workplace culture.
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Support Physician Payment Reforms that Protect Patient Access
Every year, Congress is forced to try and mitigate significant Medicare cuts to physician reimbursement. This constant patchwork of mitigating cuts is unsustainable for independent practices. The system must be fundamentally reformed to tie Medicare reimbursement to increasing practice costs by linking Medicare reimbursement to the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).
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Site-Neutral Payment Policies Protect Patient Access and Support Independent GI Practices
Site-neutral payment policies ensure Medicare pays the same rate for services, promoting cost-effectiveness, competition, and patient choice. Site neutrality also removes financial incentives for hospitals to acquire physician practices and outpatient facilities by making them hospital-based services. Implementing site neutrality improves healthcare cost control, access to care, and affordability for patients.
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