Accessible, relevant, and practical projects to improve your practice.
Gastroenterologists in private practice find themselves working in a time of unprecedented transformation. Pressures are high as they make important management decisions that profoundly affect their business future, their private lives, and their ability to provide care to patients. The ACG Practice Management Committee has a mission to bring practicing colleagues together to explore solutions to overcome management challenges, to improve operations, enhance productivity, and support physician leadership. It was in this spirit that the Practice Management Toolbox was created.
The Toolbox is a series of short articles, written by practicing gastroenterologists, that provide members with easily accessible information to improve their practices. Each article covers an issue important to private practice gastroenterologists and physician-lead clinical practices. They include a brief introduction, a topic overview, specific suggestions, helpful examples and a list of resources or references. Each month a new edition of the Toolbox will be released and will then remain available here along with all previous editions. The Practice Management Committee is confident this series will a provide valuable resource for members striving to optimize their practices.
How to Incorporate Intestinal Ultrasound Into Your Practice
March 2026
Vu Q. Nguyen, MD, FACG
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Incorporating MASLD Imaging Testing in Your Practice
June 2025
Renu Umashanker, MD, FACG
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Building a Weight Loss Program in GI Practice
May 2025
Deepinder Goyal, MD MSCR
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Optimizing the Role of Advanced Practice Providers in GI Practice
November 2024
Victoria Howard, PA-C
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Guidance for Billing Unlisted Codes
September 2024
Bruce Cameron, MD, MACG
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Is GI Locum Tenens work right for me? Opportunities, pearls, and pitfalls.
January 2024
Jose M. Nieto, DO, FACG
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Endoscopy Unit Orientation Manual
October 2023
Nikila C. Ravindran, MD, FRCPC, FACG, Tauseef Ali, MD, FACG, Dayna Early, MD, FACG
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Incorporating Advanced Practice Providers into GI Practice: Enhancing GI Care
June 2023
Mary Vetter, ANP
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Reclaiming Control of Your Schedule: Help decrease your risk of burnout
December 2022
Amanda Pressman, MD, FACG
Topic: Wellness
Fellowship – Done! New Job as a Physician! Now is the Time to Help My Financial Future
July 2022
Vonda G. Reeves, MD, MBA, FACG
Topic: Wellness
Tools to Help Manage Prior Authorization
July 2022
Stephen T. Amann, MD, FACG, Shabana F. Pasha, MD, FACG
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Tools to Help Manage Prior Authorization: concepts to help decrease the hurdles!
June 2022
Stephen T. Amann, MD, FACG, Shabana F. Pasha, MD, FACG
Topic: Wellness
Leadership Succession in Your Practice – An Important and Often Overlooked Endeavor
December 2021
Sumanth R. Daram, MD
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Pharmaceutical and Device Research: A Win-Win for Your Patients and Your Practice
December 2021
Deepinder Goyal, MD, MSCR
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Social Media Is Here To Stay and Has A Powerful Presence: Is It Right For Me and My Practice?
June 2021
Ashwani Kapoor, MD
Topic: Patient Engagement
Cost Cutting and Productivity in Medical Practice: Five Steps to Making Your Practice Lean
April 2021
Louis J. Wilson, MD, FACG
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
“WORDS” TO PRACTICE BY: A GUIDE TO UNDERSTAND THE BUSINESS VERNACULAR OF A HEALTHY PRACTICE
April 2021
Stephen T. Amann, MD, FACG
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Leveraging the EHR to Your Advantage: Make the Electronic Beast Work for You!
March 2021
Manoj K. Mehta, MD, FACG
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Going Green: Improving your Endoscopy Unit's Carbon Footprint
November 2020
Rabia de Latour, MD
Topic: Policy and Procedures
The Nuts and Bolts of Negotiating an Insurance Contract
October 2020
Suriya Sastri, MD, FACG
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Professional Service Agreements: Perfect Solutions to Affiliations?
September 2020
Ann Bittinger, Esq.
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Essential Guide to Telemedicine in Clinical Practice: EASY STEPS TO RAPID DEPLOYMENT
August 2020
Eric Shah MD, MBA
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Answering the Call: Improving Telephone Management in Your Practice
July 2020
Syed Hussain, MD
Topic: Policy and Procedures
The Healthcare Compliance Program; An Important Component of Your Practice
June 2020
Stephen Amann, MD, FACG
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Fatty Liver is our Future: Setting Up a Disease Management Program in Your Practice
February 2020
Richard Nemec, MD, FACG
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Negotiation 101: How to Get What You Want In A Negotiation
December 2019
Sameer Islam, MD, MBA, FACG
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Improving Patient Flow Efficiency
October 2019
Richard Nemec, MD, FACG
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Adding a Diagnostic Lab to your Practice: Does it Make Sense for your Practice?
May 2019
Abraham Khan, MD, FACG
Topic: Quality Enhancements
Adding Anesthesia Services as an Ancillary Service to your Practice or ASC
April 2019
Sapna V. Thomas, MD, FACG
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Incorporating Hemorrhoidal Banding into your Clinical Practice
March 2019
Sameer Islam, MD, MBA
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Improving Patient Portal Engagement in Your Practice
February 2019
Srinivas Kalala, MD, FACG
Topic: Patient Engagement
2018 ACG Practice Management Toolbox Highlights
December 2018
ACG Practice Management Committee
Topic:
Reviewing and Updating the Informed Consent Process in your Practice
June 2018
Stephen T. Amann, MD, FACG
Topic: Patient Engagement
Setting Up an Ambulatory Infusion Center in Your Practice
April 2018
David L. Limauro, MD
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue
Developing an Infection Control Plan for Your Office
September 2017
Louis J. Wilson, MD, FACG
Topic: Policy and Procedures
Medicare Compliance and Preparation for RAC Audits
September 2017
Louis J. Wilson, MD, FACG
Topic: Reimbursement and Revenue