GI & Endoscopy

Electronic and mailed reminders can increase rates of colorectal cancer screening, according to a news report by U.S. News & World Report.

Here are 10 statistics on the most frequently performed ASC cases, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.

Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have discovered key molecular events in the immune system contribute to inflammatory bowel disease, according to a VA Tech news release.

Researchers conducted a study at the University of Michigan and found that androgen deprivation therapy, delivered via injections or surgical castration, resulted in a 30-40 percent increase in risk for colorectal cancer, according to a news release.

Here are 10 new studies or technological breakthroughs impacting the practice of gastroenterology.

Virtual colonoscopies could be a potential alternative to traditional colonoscopies that require patients to drink laxatives the night before the screening to cleanse their colons, according to an InformationWeek news report.

Patients with a family or past history of colorectal cancer should be tested between colonoscopies in order to help detect CRC and advanced tumors that are either missed or develop rapidly, according to a news release by the American Gastroenterological…

Solos Endoscopy announced revenues of $345,146 for the nine months ended Sept. 30, compared to $311,089 in the same period last year, according to a Trading Markets report.

Here are three ideas to increase case volume in your GI-driven ASC through marketing to members of the physician and local community.

Nancy Nikolovski, administrator of Physicians Endoscopy Center in Houston, Texas, has implemented a program at PEC to reward employees for ideas that save the center money. If the change results in significant savings, the employee will share in the profit.…