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start="3" class="wp-block-list"> <li>Provide quality measure data to third parties, including CMS’<strong> <a href="http://devsite.giquic.org/current-participants/mips/" data-type="URL" data-id="http://devsite.giquic.org/current-participants/mips/">Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)</a></strong>, private payers, accrediting bodies, referring providers, and patients. </li> </ol> <p>The GIQuIC registry was developed in conjunction with the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) when gastroenterologists determined they needed a way to measure the quality of the healthcare they were providing to their patients. Patients, referring providers, and payers were asking them to demonstrate the quality of their performance and their dedication to continuous improvement.  </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-vivid-red-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-vivid-red-background-color has-background is-style-wide"/> <p class="has-text-color" style="color:#005596;font-size:24px"><strong>History of GIQuIC</strong> </p> <p>In the mid-2000’s endoscopists realized they needed a way to measure the quality of the healthcare they were providing to their patients as payers, and patients themselves, started asking them to reveal their adenoma detection rate and other quality of care parameters. A task force was created, and in 2006, it published a list of quality indicators for several endoscopic procedures, including colonoscopy and EGD. These indicators were defined because studies have demonstrated that when endoscopic procedures are conducted for reasons that are deemed to be appropriate, “significantly more clinically relevant diagnoses are made.”<sup>1</sup> The <a href="https://giquic.gi.org/docs/AJG_Colonoscopy.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy </a>and <a href="https://giquic.gi.org/docs/AJG_EGD.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Quality Indicators for EGD</a> were published and then updated in 2014. </p> <p>Based on these quality indicators, quality measures were developed and defined for colonoscopy procedures. In order to collect the necessary data to calculate these quality measures, a pilot project was initiated with dozens of physicians participating. Thousands of procedures demonstrated that participation in the project improved overall outcomes. Adenoma detection rate, adequacy of bowel preparation, and cecal intubation rate, as well as a number of other measures, showed significant improvement over time.  </p> <p>The pilot project was deemed a success and GIQuIC was officially introduced in July of 2010.  </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <div style="width: 640px;" class="wp-video"> <video class="wp-video-shortcode" id="video-25-1" width="640" height="360" preload="metadata" controls="controls"><source type="video/mp4" src="https://dxvh5yymvfz9v.cloudfront.net/videos/giquic/PikeGIQuIC.mp4?_=1" /><a href="https://dxvh5yymvfz9v.cloudfront.net/videos/giquic/PikeGIQuIC.mp4">https://dxvh5yymvfz9v.cloudfront.net/videos/giquic/PikeGIQuIC.mp4</a></video></div> </div><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Dr. Irving Pike discussing the genesis of GIQuIC</figcaption></figure> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity"/> <p class="has-small-font-size">1 Faigel, Douglas O., Pike, Irving, M., Baron, Todd H., et al. Quality indicators for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures: An introduction. <em>Gastrointestinal Endoscopy</em> 63(4):S3-S9, 2006.</p> <p class="has-text-color" id="create-jump-Vision" style="color:#005596;font-size:24px"><strong>GIQuIC Vision and Mission</strong></p> <p class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size" style="color:#552e65"><strong>Vision: </strong> </p> <p>To improve patient outcomes by establishing standards for defining, measuring, and improving the quality of digestive health care. </p> <p class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size" style="color:#552e65"><strong>Mission:</strong> </p> <p>To drive the highest quality delivery of digestive health care, GIQuIC will:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Define, measure and implement metrics</li> <li>Enable continuous performance evaluation and feedback</li> <li>Deliver data reports, benchmarks, and dashboards</li> <li>Promote outcomes-based research</li> <li>Provide quality-driven education</li> <li>Create value for patients, clinicians, and payers</li> <li>Improve health equity and healthcare disparities</li> </ul> <p class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size" style="color:#552e65"><strong>Goals:</strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>To be the foremost resource for value-based and evidence-based digestive healthcare</li> <li>To develop and disseminate quality indicators and benchmarks to stakeholders</li> <li>To deliver actionable data in a secure manner to clinicians who can utilize this information for benchmarking, feedback, training, remediation, accreditation, negotiation, or other benefits</li> <li>To promote and conduct research to enhance the quality of digestive healthcare</li> <li>To educate our healthcare partners and the public of the importance of the measurement and delivery of value-based digestive healthcare</li> <li>To identify and address disparities in digestive healthcare to progress toward achieving health equity</li> </ul> <p class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size" style="color:#552e65"><strong>Core Values:</strong></p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Value</li> <li>Customer focus</li> <li>Security</li> <li>Continuous improvement</li> <li>Agility</li> </ul> <p class="has-text-color" id="create-jump-Board" style="color:#005596;font-size:24px"><strong>GIQuIC Board of Directors</strong> </p> <p>GIQuIC is guided by the leadership of its Board of Directors:</p> <div class="wp-block-uagb-faq uagb-faq__outer-wrap uagb-block-9fc4cfc1 uagb-faq-icon-row uagb-faq-layout-accordion uagb-faq-expand-first-false uagb-faq-inactive-other-true uagb-faq__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap uagb-faq-equal-height " data-faqtoggle="true" role="tablist"><div class="wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-febec670 " role="tab" tabindex="0"><div class="uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions"> <span class="uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-question"><strong><em>Colleen M. Schmitt, MD, MHS, FACG, MASGE • President and Director</em></strong></span></div><div class="uagb-faq-content"><p>Dr. Colleen Schmitt practiced for 30 years at Galen Medical Group and served as its president. She was chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Chattanooga unit, and founder and medical director of Memorial Research Center. Dr. Schmitt attended Jacksonville State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in biology, and received her medical degree from the University of South Alabama.<br><br>She completed her internship and residency at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston before completing joint fellowships in gastroenterology at Duke University Medical Center and health services research at the Durham VA Hospital. She also earned a master’s degree in biometry and informatics.<br><br>Dr. Schmitt has served on numerous committees and boards for local and national organizations. She is a past president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). From 2005 to 2009, she chaired the ASGE Health and Public Policy Committee and was a member of the Research Committee for several years. She continues to serve as chair of the ASGE Foundation.<br><br>Dr. Schmitt is a past president of the Tennessee Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Chattanooga Hamilton County Medical Society. She is a founding physician for Volunteers in Medicine and a volunteer for Project Access, an organization that provides health care for the uninsured.</p></div></div><div class="wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-05642412 wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-05642412" role="tab" tabindex="0"><div class="uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions"> <span class="uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-question"><strong><em>Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG • Vice President and Director</em></strong></span></div><div class="uagb-faq-content"><p>Dr. Yepuri is a partner with Digestive Health Associates of Texas (DHAT), one of the largest gastroenterology group practices in the United States. He practices general gastroenterology and Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy. <br><br>Dr. Yepuri is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He went on to complete his residency in Internal Medicine and his fellowship in Digestive and Liver Diseases at Parkland Hospital/The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Therapeutic Endoscopy with Midwest Gastroenterology Associates in Louisville, developing expertise in ERCP, EUS, and other advanced endoscopic procedures.<br> <br>Dr. Yepuri is a member of DHAT’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He is a Past-President of the Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (TSGE) and a Past-President of the Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society (TASCS). <br><br>Dr. Yepuri is ACG Governor for Northern Texas. He serves on the ACG’s Practice Management Committee and was co-course director for the Committee’s Course in 2018 and 2019. Dr. Yepuri also serves as a Surveyor for the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. </p></div></div><div class="wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-aafd6c04 " role="tab" tabindex="0"><div class="uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions"> <span class="uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-question"><strong><em>Katie Farah, MD, MMM, CPE, FASGE • Secretary and Director</em></strong></span></div><div class="uagb-faq-content"><p>As the chief medical officer of Physician Partners of Western PA, a clinically integrated network, and with a background as chief quality officer for the Division of Gastroenterology, Dr. Katie Farah has spent the last decade fulfilling her commitment to lead initiatives aimed at improving quality of care. During her career, she served as chief medical officer of Wexford Hospital, where she led numerous initiatives focused on patient safety, quality, and cost reduction. She was instrumental in standardizing colorectal cancer screening and surveillance initiatives across Highmark Health and led endoscopic reprocessing and infection prevention efforts at Allegheny Health Network.<br><br>Dr. Farah has been recognized for her efforts with the American College of Gastroenterology Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention and Year-Round Excellence several years in a row. She was featured in <em>Pittsburgh Magazine</em> in 2021 as one of Pittsburgh’s best doctors, according to Castle Connolly Top Doctors, and was highlighted by <em>Becker’s GI and Endoscopy</em> magazine in 2018 as one of the top “physicians to know” nationwide. She has published multiple papers in peer-reviewed journals and has been a featured presenter at national gastroenterology meetings.<br><br>A skilled gastroenterologist and therapeutic endoscopist, Dr. Farah now practices general gastroenterology after several years specializing in therapeutic endoscopy. She has led numerous colorectal cancer screening initiatives to improve screening rates among various populations, including the underserved. She earned her undergraduate degree and Doctor of Medicine at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and completed her internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. Dr. Farah is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has earned the designation of Certified Physician Executive through the American Association for Physician Leadership. She also holds a Master of Medical Management degree from Carnegie Mellon University.</p></div></div><div class="wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-67c8b1d8 " role="tab" tabindex="0"><div class="uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions"> <span class="uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-question"><strong><em>Joseph Vicari, MD, MBA, FACG, FASGE • Treasurer and Director</em></strong></span></div><div class="uagb-faq-content"><p>Dr Vicari is board certified in gastroenterology and has been in practice at Rockford Gastroenterology Associates since 1997 where he served as managing partner for 13 years. He has a faculty appointment at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford and holds the academic rank of clinical assistant professor of medicine. <br><br>Dr. Vicari attended medical school at Creighton University and completed his residency and chief residency in internal medicine there as well. He conducted his GI fellowship in gastroenterology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation where he was named chief fellow in gastroenterology. Dr. Vicari obtained his Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in healthcare from the University of Massachusetts. <br><br>Dr Vicari has served on numerous national professional society committees and is currently a member of the value of colonoscopy task force, bylaws committee, and innovation task force for the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). He also serves as a councilor on the board of governors and was the previous chair of the practice operations committee for the ASGE. Dr Vicari has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and given multiple presentations at the local, regional and national level.</p></div></div><div class="wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-0e1a1129 wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-0e1a1129" role="tab" tabindex="0"><div class="uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions"> <span class="uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-question"><strong><em>Brett Bernstein, MD, MBA, FASGE • Director</em></strong></span></div><div class="uagb-faq-content"><p>Dr. Bernstein is the chief of gastroenterology at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and clinical associate professor of medicine. He currently serves as the co-director of clinical integration for gastroenterology and endoscopy for the Digestive Disease Institute of the Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Bernstein has helped develop, implement and now monitor quality measurement and performance across all Mount Sinai Health System gastroenterology affiliates. After graduating from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Bernstein completed post-graduate training at Mount Sinai Beth Israel where he served as an internal medicine resident, chief medical resident, and gastroenterology fellow. He has served in numerous leadership roles over the course of his over three-decade career at MSBI including Director of Endoscopy, program director for the MSBI GI fellowship, and Chief Quality Officer for Beth Israel Ambulatory Services. In 2009, he founded Eastside Endoscopy, the first Manhattan-based joint venture single specialty endoscopy center between Beth Israel and a large group of community based voluntary gastroenterologists. As the medical director of the Provider Partners of Mount Sinai IPA from 2015-2016, Dr. Bernstein helped in the development and implementation of a clinical integration program for over 3,000 employed and community-based physicians in the Mount Sinai Health System. A national thought leader in endoscopic quality, Dr. Bernstein serves as a board member of GIQuIC, the largest national registry for GI quality data and also was chosen as the chair of the registry’s new clinical measures committee. In addition, he now serves as the Co-chair of the Colonoscopy Quality Committee, NYC Colonoscopy Quality Initiative Cancer Prevention and Control Program (C5). He has numerous peer-reviewed publications and most recently co-authored “Guidance for resuming GI endoscopy and practice operations after the COVID-19 pandemic” appearing in the September issue of <em>Gastrointestinal Endoscopy</em>. </p></div></div><div class="wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-50faaa30 wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-50faaa30" role="tab" tabindex="0"><div class="uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions"> <span class="uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-question"><strong><em>Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, FACG, FASGE • Director</em></strong></span></div><div class="uagb-faq-content"><p>Dr. Shaukat is the director of GI outcomes and research at New York University Langone Health. In addition to her role within the division, she serves as co-director of translational research education and careers in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Dr. Shaukat holds dual appointments as the endowed Robert M. and Mary H. Glickman Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology in the department of medicine and professor in the Department of Population Health. She is also a staff physician at Veterans Affair New York Harbor Health Care. <br><br>Before joining NYU Langone, Dr. Shaukat served on the faculty at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where she was a professor of medicine and public health and section chief of gastroenterology service at the Minneapolis Veterans Affair Health Care System.<br><br>A highly regarded clinician, distinguished epidemiologist, and prolific researcher, Dr. Shaukat has published extensively on colorectal cancer screening, prevention and quality indicators for colonoscopy. She has pioneered some of the foundational studies on the reduction in morbidity and mortality related to colon cancer screening and, most recently, served as first author on the newly updated ACG “Clinical Guidelines: Colorectal Cancer Screening 2021” published in <em>The American Journal of Gastroenterology</em>. Her research has been consistently funded by organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, American College of Gastroenterology, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.</p></div></div><div class="wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-12d3578a wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-50faaa30" role="tab" tabindex="0"><div class="uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions"> <span class="uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap"> <svg xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox= "0 0 448 512"><path d="M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z"></path></svg> </span> <span class="uagb-question"><strong><em>Dr. Michael Wallace, MD, MPH, FASGE • Director</em></strong></span></div><div class="uagb-faq-content"><p>Dr. Wallace is the Fred C. Andersen Professor of Medicine at Mayo Clinic and the director of research and innovation for gastroenterology and hepatology. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in 1992. He completed a residency program in internal medicine in 1995 and a fellowship in gastroenterology and hepatology in 1998 at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. He also earned a master’s in public health with a focus on clinical research at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Wallace completed an advanced endoscopy fellowship in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in 1999 at the Medical University of South Carolina under Dr. Peter Cotton and Dr. Robert Hawes.<br><br>He joined Mayo Clinic in 2003, was promoted to full professor in 2007, and became chair of the division in 2010. Dr. Wallace has served in multiple roles for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), including as associate editor for <em>Gastroenterology</em> from 2006 to 2009. He chaired the World Endoscopy Organization (WEO) committee on artificial intelligence from 2018 to 2022. From 2015 to 2023, he was editor-in-chief of the peer-reviewed medical journal <em>Gastrointestinal Endoscopy</em>, raising the journal’s impact to the highest in the field of endoscopic publications. From 2021 to 2024, he served as the chair of gastroenterology and hepatology at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in partnership with Mayo Clinic, where he also served as outpatient practice chair, Simulation Center director, and chair of the artificial intelligence committee.<br><br>As a researcher, he has published more than 450 peer-reviewed scientific papers in journals including <em>Nature</em>, <em>JAMA</em>, <em>Annals of Internal Medicine</em>, <em>Physical Review Letters</em>, <em>Gastroenterology</em>, and <em>Gut</em>. He holds an H-index of 94, placing him among the top 1% of scientists worldwide. His research focuses on the early detection and intervention of gastrointestinal cancers. His current National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01-funded research aims to develop AI and radiomic tools to detect occult pre-early pancreatic cancers in at-risk individuals.<br><br>Dr. Wallace also co-leads the Mayo Clinic Procedural Innovation Team and Digestive Disease Innovation and Research Teams, which utilize simulation-based device and procedure development. This work has led to more than 20 patent filings and several business startups.</p></div></div></div> <p></p> <p class="has-text-color" style="color:#005596;font-size:24px"><strong>GIQuIC Partners</strong> </p> <p>The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) have worked together for more than a decade to find ways to establish scientifically sound standards for training, credentialing, and quality measurement. In 2009, ACG and ASGE jointly established the non-profit educational and scientific organization, The GI Quality Improvement Consortium, Ltd (GIQuIC). </p> <p class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size" style="color:#552e65"><strong>The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG)</strong> </p> <p>Founded in 1932, the <strong>American College of Gastroenterology</strong> is an organization with an international membership of more than 12,000 individuals from 80 countries. The College is committed to serving the clinically oriented digestive disease specialist though its emphasis on scholarly practice, teaching, and research. The mission of the College is to serve the evolving needs of physicians in the delivery of high quality, scientifically sound, humanistic, ethical, and cost-effective health care to gastroenterology patients. </p> <p class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size" style="color:#552e65"><strong>The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)</strong> </p> <p>Since its founding in 1941, the <strong>American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy </strong>(ASGE) has been dedicated to advancing patient care and digestive health by promoting excellence and innovation in gastrointestinal endoscopy. ASGE, with nearly 12,000 members worldwide, promotes the highest standards for endoscopic training and practice, fosters endoscopic research, recognizes distinguished contributions to endoscopy, and is the foremost resource for endoscopic education.  </p> <p class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size" style="color:#552e65"><strong>Health Catalyst</strong></p> <p>GIQuIC has partnered with Health Catalyst, a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare organizations, to utilize ARMUS by Health Catalyst’s HYBRID cloud-based registry platform. 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