The AGA is proud to announce the first BTE recognized physicians:
Mark J. Allen, Kansas City, MO
Charles Barish, Raleigh, NC
Brian W. Behm, Charlottesville, VA
Jennifer M. Choi, Los Angeles, CA
Nicholas V. Costrini, Richmond Hill, GA
Bulent Ender, Raleigh, NC
Edward Tze Wong, Lancaster, CA
Marc A. Herschelman, Raleigh, NC
Jeffrey S. Hyams, Hartford, CT
Seth Kaplan, Raleigh, NC
Nirmal Kaur, Highland Park, MI
Matthew T. Nichols, Lone Tree, CO
Michael B. Jones, Omaha, NE
Bruce A. Salzberg, Atlanta, GA
Janine Purcell, Rapid City, SD
Shahriar Sedghi, Macon, GA
Melinda J. Miller, Deltaville, VA
Emmanuelle Williams, Hershey, PA
Ira Shafran, Winter Park, FL
BTE is a program designed to recognize and reward physicians who demonstrate outstanding patient care. BTE measures the quality of care delivered in practices and rewards those clinicians who meet performance standards with multiple benefits.
The AGA has recognized 18 clinicians so far with Dr. Bruce Salzberg as the first physicians to have achieved BTE IBD recognition.
"I am honored to have received the acknowledgment of the AGA for my efforts in providing the best quality of care for my IBD patients. I take great pride in caring for these individuals and will continue to strive to maintain this level of care for the future. This recognition is a great step forward by our national organization in ensuring that IBD patients have access to state of the art therapy," said Dr. Salzberg.
You too can participate in Bridges to Excellence through the AGA’s Digestive Health Recognition Program (DHRP). The DHRP was designed by AGA in conjunction with the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI3) to provide quality reporting familiar to payers. AGA has the only BTE program for gastroenterology. Applicants who achieve BTE recognition may be eligible to earn a fixed annual bonus payment for each patient, preferred network tiering and fee schedule increases. Contact your health plans to determine your eligibility. The status is valid for 1 year from recognition date.
In addition to BTE recognition, the DHRP offers eligible physicians the ability to qualify for CMS PQRS incentives and avoid penalties, as well as complete ABIM maintenance of certification requirements.
For more information or to get started visit www.agarecognition.org.
