Category: From ACG President
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FDA’s Safety Communication on Supplemental Measures to Enhance Duodenoscope Reprocessing
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / FDA’s Safety Communication on Supplemental Measures to Enhance Duodenoscope ReprocessingThe FDA today announced supplemental measures to enhance duodenoscope reprocessing, including all Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) endoscopes. The College recognizes…
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Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy Threaten Progress Against Colorectal Cancer
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Medicare Cuts to Colonoscopy Threaten Progress Against Colorectal CancerI am incredibly frustrated and disappointed today. Devastating cuts to reimbursement for lifesaving colonoscopy exams under Medicare’s Physician Fee Schedule…
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Being Mortal: A Personal Reflection
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Being Mortal: A Personal ReflectionI just finished reading Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. It was not a spontaneous…
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What an “IBD-ologist” Learned at DDW
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / What an “IBD-ologist” Learned at DDWI remain an IBD-ologist and at DDW I tend to focus on advances in our field. So, what did I…
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I’ve recently blogged about how the times are changing and the challenges of moving from a clinician-centric approach to care…
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The times they are a changing. I was trained by a giant – Joseph Kirsner – but the giants have…
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ACG’s Immediate past president Harry Sarles deserves credit for stirring the muck of the MOC that evolved to a ground…
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Quality Matters a Lot, and a Lot of Quality Measures
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Quality Matters a Lot, and a Lot of Quality MeasuresKudos to the joint ACG/ASGE task force led by Irving Pike and Jonathon Cohen on the joint publications in the…
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Trick or Treat on Colorectal Cancer Prevention
American College of Gastroenterology / Posts / Expert Insights / Trick or Treat on Colorectal Cancer PreventionThe treat is, that after substantial reductions in payment for EGD codes, CMS announced on Friday, October 31st that it…