Current Issue January 2012 | Vol. 22, No. 1

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January 2012
Health Care Reform and GastroenterologyGuest Editors: John I. Allen, MD, MBA, and Mark H. DeLegge, MD

The practice of Gastroenterology and the practice of United States medicine both are undergoing tectonic changes as a result of increasing economic constraints, patient demographics, the aging of practitioners, and, of course, the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act (PPACA). Last January, at the American Gastroenterological Association Clinical Congress, Dr Charles Lightdale asked us to publish content from the Practice Management and Practice Skills Workshops. The Practice Management portion of the Congress is a 2-day course designed to update physicians and administrators on current changes in the practice of gastroenterology. The Practice Skills workshop is a course focused on GI Fellows transitioning into practice.