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February 24, 2017

GI News Round Up 02/20-02/24

DHPA in the News How specialty-specific alternative payment models could revolutionize ASC care Becker’s Healthcare By Eric Oliver Sedation 5 ways CMS changes are affecting reimbursement for ASCs, anesthesia practices and providers Becker’s Healthcar By Eric Oliver MACRA CMS awards $100 million for MACRA quality payment program training Healthcare Finance […]
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February 24, 2017

Bloomberg – Ideas for New Doctor Payment Models Coming From Medical Groups

By Mindy Yochelson See full article in Bloomberg Five very different alternative payment models are being critiqued by a federal committee to determine if they could become options for paying physicians under Medicare. The five are the first to be submitted to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) and range from limited inclusion […]
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February 21, 2017

Becker’s GI & Endoscopy – How specialty-specific alternative payment models could revolutionize ASC care

By Eric Oliver See full article in Becker’s Specialty physicians, including gastroenterologists, are struggling to participate as the healthcare arena adapts to Alternative Payment Models. The Illinois Gastroenterology Group submitted the “Project Sonar Advanced APM” and the Digestive Health Network proposed its “Comprehensive Colonoscopy Advanced APM for Colorectal Cancer, Screening, Diagnosis and Surveillance” models to […]
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February 17, 2017

GI News Round Up 02/13-02/17

Gastroenterology Scoring System Predicts Mortality From GI Bleeds Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News By Michael Vlessides Project Sonar Validates Cost Normalization Methodology Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News By Jordan Davidson MACRA Stakeholders Propose 4 MACRA Physician-Focused Payment Models RevCycle Intelligence By Jacqueline Belliveau MGMA Advises New HHS Secretary on MACRA Implementation EHR […]
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February 15, 2017

Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News – Project Sonar Validates Cost Normalization Methodology

By Jordan Davidson See full article in Gastroenterology & Endoscopy The costs of clinical practices vary greatly from one group to another. So what’s the best way to eliminate these differences and determine whether a particular approach to care is more (or less) cost-effective than another? Physicians at the Illinois Gastroenterology Group created a web […]
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