Es importante comprender que existen disparidades en las tasas de detección del cáncer colorrectal y que las tasas de mortalidad por la enfermedad son más altas entre algunos grupos étnicos que entre otros. Hay disparidades en las tasas de detección por muchas razones, incluido un menor acceso a la cobertura de atención médica, tasas más bajas de recomendación de un proveedor.
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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
DHPA Recommends MACRA Improvements to Bipartisan Group of U.S. Representatives
In response to a group of bipartisan members of Congress who requested feedback from the physician community on how the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) should be reformed, DHPA provided a letter supporting congressional efforts to improve MACRA and for the continued transition away from fee-for-service care to value-based, pay-for-performance care.
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DHPA Comment Letter on OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2023
DHPA provided a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicare Program Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2023 (OPPS/ASC Proposed Rule).
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DHPA Comment Letter on MPFS Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2023
DHPA provided a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule for Calendar Year 2023, that focused on five issues impacting Medicare beneficiaries’ access to high quality, affordable care for gastrointestinal conditions and diseases.
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Webinar: Supporting Career Development for Women in GI
Two out of five GI fellows are women, but women comprise less than 18 percent of practicing gastroenterologists and the number of women in leadership positions is even lower. Join the DHPA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for a conversation with Dr. Aja McCutchen and Dr. Michelle Clermont of Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, and Dr. Tonya […]
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