Policy Items
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Dr. Plavins May 7th testimony before the FDA-CDER Anesthesia and Life Support Advisory Committee Wednesday, September 17, 2008 Aetna postpones colonoscopy changes - Cancer - msnbc.com - Aetna delays changes to colonoscopy policy
Insurance company was going to stop covering cost of sedation
(Outlook MSG Format) Wednesday, September 17, 2008 BCBS Tenn proposed anesth colonosc policy -- Use of Anesthesia Services for Routine Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Wednesday, September 17, 2008 BCBST decision email 8/4/2007 Wednesday, September 17, 2008 This guideline is used in medical review determinations by Blue Cross of California and BC Life & Health Insurance Company. Since a recent claims analysis indicates you provide endoscopic or related anesthesia services.
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Coalition News
Monday, October 13, 2008 Coalition highlights concerns over the National CT Colonography study published September 18, in the New England Journal of Medicine. Tuesday, September 16, 2008 We are pleased that Salix has become an active supporter of the Coalition, remarks Steven J.
Morris, MD JD FACP FACG, Coalition Board Chairperson and CEO of Atlanta Gastroenterology
Associates, LLC. Thursday, September 04, 2008 The National Coalition for Quality
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Care announces the appointment of Randall H. H. Madry, as the
Coalition’s new Executive Director. Friday, May 16, 2008 Coalition Board Member Educates FDA on Concerns that Improper Labeling of Fospropofol Will Negatively Impact Patient Safety during Colonoscopy Screenings Tuesday, April 08, 2008 Organization Will Address Increasing Concerns that Future Payment & Coverage Policies Could Negatively Impact the Frequency of Colonoscopy Screening & Sedation Options
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In The News
Monday, September 29, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There has been a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted in older Americans, a new study shows.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 DiagnoCure Inc. has received regulatory approval for its sales team to begin actively promoting its Previstage GCC colorectal cancer staging test, which the company says is 100,000 times more sensitive than the current method. Saturday, August 23, 2008 Colon cancer has become the No. 2 killer in the United States. Monday, August 18, 2008 Leroy Sievers, the renowned journalist and the former Nightline executive producer who documented his battle with cancer on his NPR blog, died Saturday night at his home in Maryland. He was 53.
Thursday, August 14, 2008 Researchers have discovered an abnormality in a gene that they have strongly linked to the development of inherited colon cancer, which may account for up to 20 percent of cases of colon cancer. As VOA's Jessica Berman reports, scientists believe the discovery could lead to a simple blood test to identify people susceptible to inherited colon cancer.
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