New research shows fecal transplants are effective treatment for C. difficile and irritable bowel disease, according to findings (pdf) presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
GI & Endoscopy
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology have released an updated version of their 2003 joint guidelines for processing gastrointestinal endoscopes, according to a report published in the June issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
At the 18th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago on Oct. 28, Jon Vick, the founder and president of ASCs, Inc., provided a framework for preparing an endoscopy center for sale.
Olympus America has announced it has partnered with Caris Diagnostics, a provider of anatomic pathology services, on a new automated pathology reporting interface, according to an Olympus news release.
Wolters Kluwer Health has announced Shamokin Community Area Hospital in Coal Township, Pa., has selected its ProVation MD software for gastroenterology procedure documentation and coding, according to a Wolters Kluwer Health news release (pdf).
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Physicians who listened to Mozart while performing colonoscopies detected more adenomas in their patients, according to research presented today at the American College of Gastroenterology annual meeting in Washington.
Two aspirin a day can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer by more than 60 percent, according to a study published in The Lancet medical journal.
As Medicare reimbursements continue to trek downward amidst healthcare reform and the national deficit reductions, there are several things endoscopy ASCs can do to capture maximum revenue, said Linda Peterson, CEO of Executive Solutions for Healthcare, at the 18th Annual…
Benchmarking in ASCs, specifically in GI centers, is critical to improve the facilities' services, and it especially supports the broader goal of emphasizing the importance of ASCs, said Bob Estes, vice president of operations for Physicians Endoscopy at the 18th…
Alexander R. A. Anderson, PhD, co-director of Integrative Mathematical Oncology at Moffitt Cancer Center, Simon Hayward, PhD, at Vanderbilt University and Gustavo Ayala, MD, at Baylor College of Medicine, have received a five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institutes…