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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

July 14, 2020

Physicians, Patients Give Telehealth High Marks During COVID-19 Pandemic

Washington DC – A study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology suggests that telehealth services are an effective way to treat patients safely during periods of health care system disruption and shows that both patients and gastroenterology (GI) physicians overwhelmingly approve of telehealth services provided during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Filed Under: Newsroom, Press Releases, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting, Research, Resources

June 8, 2020

Ending Social Injustice and Health Care Disparities

Racism and bigotry are incompatible with the oaths and moral responsibilities that we, as physicians, accepted in dedicating our lives to protecting the health of everyone in our communities, regardless of race, religion, age, gender, nationality or sexual orientation.
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Newsroom, Press Releases, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting

December 31, 2019

DHPA Submits Comments on CMS, HHS-OIG Proposed Rules on Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute

DHPA today submitted comments on the proposed rules issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) to modernize and clarify the federal physician self-referral (Stark) law and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Letters to Policymakers, Modernizing the Stark Law, Newsroom, Press Releases, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting

October 10, 2019

HHS, CMS Propose Rules to Modernize Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute

Washington, D.C. – The Digestive Health Physicians Association (DHPA) voiced support for proposed rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) to modernize the federal physician self-referral (Stark) law and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS).
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Modernizing the Stark Law, Newsroom, Press Releases, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting

August 16, 2019

DHPA to Senate Finance: Protect Patient Access to Much Needed Medications

DHPA submitted a letter to the leadership of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee expressing concerns about Section 102 of the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019, which was recently marked up by the Committee.
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Letters to Policymakers, Newsroom, Press Releases, Protecting Patient Access to Integrated GI Care in the Independent Setting, Resources

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Member Spotlight

For more than 30 years, Akron Digestive Disease Consultants has been providing care for conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and gall bladder. The practice currently has five board certified physicians committed to providing outstanding personalized and timely digestive health care.

Learn more at:
www.akrondigestive.com

Become a Member

    Is your practice interested in promoting and preserving accessible, high quality and cost-efficient care in the independent GI medical setting? Contact us today about joining DHPA.

    Recent News

    • Dr. Latha Alaparthi Named President & Board Chair of DHPA

    • Independent Healthcare Grants and Charitable Donations (Abbvie)

    • Community Grant Program (Walmart Foundation)

    • High School Outreach Curriculum and Blueprint for Session Titled: The Tools of a Gastroenterology Practice (Capital Digestive Care)

    • Pioneering Ideas: Exploring the Future to Build a Culture of Health (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation)

    • DHPA Requests Safe Harbor for Copay Coupons for Drugs with no Lower-Cost Alternative

    • Provider Groups to GOP Healthy Futures Task Force: Site Neutral Payment Reform Key to Reducing Anti-Competitive Consolidation

    • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Infographic in English and Spanish

    • Race-Based Clinical Recommendations in Gastroenterology (AGA)

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