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Kevin Harlen, Executive Director

Capital Digestive Care Silver Spring, MD As Chief Operating Officer of Capital Digestive Care, Mr. Harlen oversees all day-to-day operations of the enterprise, including central business office operations, management of accounting and professional billing, credentialing and compliance requirements, human resources, information technology, business development, managed care contracting and marketing efforts.
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GI News Roundup – March 5, 2021

ACG revises CRC screening guidelines, supports starting screening at 45 for average-risk patients, doesn’t recommend blood-based screening test Becker’s GI & Endoscopy Eric Oliver ACG updates CRC screening guidelines from 2009 to increase screening rates Healio Monica Stonehill AMA: Medicare Spending Plummeted in Early Days of Covid-19 Pandemic Physician’s Weekly John McKenna Medicare Should Transform […]
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DHPA Urges CMS to Rescind Ill-Conceived MFN Interim Final Rule

In a comment letter to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) regarding the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Interim Final Rule, DHPA wrote that the procedurally, statutorily and constitutionally flawed policy will severely restrict access to life-saving drug treatments and have adverse economic consequences for the Medicare program by shifting care from the more […]
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Dr. Neal Patel

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates Atlanta, GA Dr. Patel joined Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2014. In addition to general gastroenterological procedures, Dr. Patel has received training in performing ablative treatments for Barrett’s esophagus, pH monitoring for GERD, video capsule endoscopy, and single/double balloon endoscopy. He has special clinical interests in improving the quality of colonoscopy, Barrett’s esophagus, […]
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Dr. Aja McCutchen, Chair, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates Atlanta, GA Prior to joining Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Dr. McCutchen was in private practice in Athens, Ga., for two years. She has been published in the Southern Medical Journal, the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and the International Journal of Colorectal Disease. She is also a member of the American College of […]
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