ACG has compiled a wealth of resources to help keep members up-to-date on the latest legislative and regulatory actions that impact the gastroenterology practice, as well as tools to help you manage your practice in light of these changes and take action on important issues. These resources include coding information where you can find a guide to the CPT Coding Changes of 2010 and the ACG Coding Calculator; a 2010 Medicare PQRI Products Guide; and easy-to-use tools to find and communicate with your elected officials and ACG representatives.

Keep up with the latest news and developments on Capitol Hill, CMS and the FDA. Don't forget to check the ACG's Recent Actions and Legislative Affairs pages for the latest updates.

Suggested Resources:

Health Care Reform
AMA: How Will Health Reform Affect You
The White House: Putting Americans in Control of Their Health Care
Kaiser Family Foundation: Health Reform Resources
FamiliesUSA: Health Reform Central
HHS: Healthreform.gov

Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts
FDA Drug Safety Communication: PPIs and Possible Fracture Risk
Recall: Baxter Colleague Pump
Plavix - Boxed Warning
FDA Recommendation on Plavix and PPIs

FDA Links
FDA
FDA Approved Drug Products
Guidances (Drugs)
Medwatch
Recalls, Market Withdrawals & Safety Alerts
Index to Specific Drug Information
Food Safety

You can make a difference. From health care reform to other legislative and regulatory issues that affect your practice, every voice counts. ACG has created a "Take Action Toolkit" to help you speak out for – or against – the issues that matter most to you and your practice.

• This Week, ACG National Affairs News
• ACG's Recent Actions
• ACG Update Newsletter

Scientists Say FDA Ignored Radiation Warnings
New York Times, March 28, 2010

ACG Joins Sister Societies in Letter to CMS on Health
IT/EHR/Medicaid/Medicare Incentive
Physicians News Digest, March 15, 2010

CMS Announcement Could Complicate Gastroenterologists'
Plan for Propofol
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News, February 2010

FDA Issues Draft of Agency's First Clinical Guidance on IBS

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