GI & Endoscopy

A significant number of ASCs are overlooking a potential billing opportunity that may be leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars on the table, says John Poisson, executive vice president and strategic partnerships officer at Physicians Endoscopy.

Dianne Wallace, executive director of Menomonee Falls (Wis.) Ambulatory Surgery Center, discusses three ways the surgery center has expanded the GI specialty at its multi-specialty ASC.

Connie Casey, administrator at Northpoint Surgery Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., discusses three ways the center is able to maintain high GI case volume.

Digestive Care Specialists based in Ohio will move one of its surgery centers as part of a relocation and renovation, according to a report in the Dayton Business Journal.

As ASCs look for ways to enhance their profits, the addition of GI is often considered. GI procedures such as colonoscopy and EGD are attractive procedures to add to an existing ASC. The centers often see the addition of GI…

A new study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology shows Medicare patients who see a non-specialist for a colonoscopy are more likely to need the procedure again within a year when compared with patients who receive the exam from…

Becky Johnson, clinical director of Lincoln (Neb.) Endoscopy Center, discusses three practices that have helped the center cut costs without compromising the ability to provide quality care.

The American Gastroenterological Association, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy submitted joint comments on Aug. 24 to Donald Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, administrator of CMS, on the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule,…

Gastroenterologist Alma Faye Jenkins, MD, has joined Scotland Health Care System in Laurinburg, N.C., according to a report by The Laurinburg Exchange.

Here are 10 current topics on GI and endoscopy-driven ASCs.