Evidence-based medicine is a large component of the evolving healthcare landscape and the growth of accountable care. Here are nine quality indicators for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography for gastroenterologists to know, according to the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy/American College of Gastroenterology Taskforce on Quality in Endoscopy.
1. Appropriate indication
2. Informed consent
3. Assessment of procedural difficulty
4. Prophylactic antibiotics
5. Cannulation rates (desired duct, use of precut)
6. Extraction of common bile duct stones
7. Biliary stent placement
8. Complete documentation
9. Complication rates: pancreatitis, bleeding, perforation and cholangitis
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1. Appropriate indication
2. Informed consent
3. Assessment of procedural difficulty
4. Prophylactic antibiotics
5. Cannulation rates (desired duct, use of precut)
6. Extraction of common bile duct stones
7. Biliary stent placement
8. Complete documentation
9. Complication rates: pancreatitis, bleeding, perforation and cholangitis
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10 Statistics on GI/Endoscopy Revenue Per Case Across the US
6 Statistics on Liver Disease in the US
2014 CPT Code Update: GI/Endoscopy