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The Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC) Registry Consortium* is partnering with the American Thyroid Association® (ATA) to create a registry (list) of adult (18 years of age and older) cases of MTC diagnosed in the United States in order to characterize their medical histories and possible risk factors, including history of treatment with long-acting GLP-1 RAs from January 1, 2010 to present (the MTC Registry).
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Bylaws from August 15, 2022 - Current
The following constitute the Bylaws of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Inc., a 501(c)(6) corporation, incorporated under the laws of the state of Florida, organized to enhance the abilities of physicians specializing in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, to provide the highest quality of patient care.
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moreAs of January 1, 2019, Medicare will pay separately for a newly defined type of physicians' service termed as, “Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in…" The HCPCs code is G2012 and is defined as,
“Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related E/M service provided within the previous 7 days nor leading to an E/M service or procedure within the next 24 hours or… moreThe Physician Fee Schedule for CY 2021 includes an an overall 16 percent increase in E/M codes for Endocrinology – the most of any specialty. A record number of AACE members responded to an AACE “Action Alert” and sent comments to CMS in September in support of the higher valuations – thank you! Unfortunately CMS did NOT place FNA codes on the “potentially mis-valued” list, closing the door to a process to increase these codes, which were substantially reduced this year.
The final CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule includes the following positive changes for E/M services starting January 1,…
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Endocrine Practice, AACE has released updated guidelines for the perioperative nutrition, metabolic and nonsurgical support of patients undergoing bariatric procedures.
These updated guidelines are based on an increased number of the best available scientific studies to guide physicians in the clinical care of patients with obesity who undergo surgical and nonsurgical bariatric procedures.
Stay tuned later this month for updated guidelines on the identification, screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for a range of…
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AACE Bylaws°, the AACE Nominating Committee is pleased to notify the membership of the selection of the following preliminary slate of candidates for election to Officer positions for a one-year (1) term. For the Board of Directors, there are five (5) open positions for election to a three-year (3) term (2020-2023), and one (1) open position for a one-year (1) term (2020-2021).
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AACE Bylaws,…
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