Here are the 2010 Medicare payment rates for six upper GI procedures in the ASC setting.
GI & Endoscopy
Olympus will conduct a benefit auction of one of its EVIS EXERA II 180 HD platforms to bidders at hospitals and clinics across the U.S., beginning May 17, with proceeds going to the Entertainment Industry Foundation's National Colorectal Cancer Research…
Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have found that an investigational form of naproxen, called nitric oxide-donating naproxen (NO-naproxen), can block one of the earliest molecular changes that lead to colorectal cancer development while also reducing gastrointestinal toxicity, a relatively…
Michelle Steele is the administrator of Eastside Endoscopy Center in Bellevue, Wash., a three-room GI ASC managed by Physicians Endoscopy. Ms. Steele has been with EEC for 15 years, starting as a charge nurse, before moving into her role as…
Mentor, Ohio-based US Endoscopy is planning a $4.7 million expansion, so the company can continue to design, make and sell its gastrointestinal endoscopy products, with the goal of moving into other specialties, according to a report in MedCity News.
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Westborough, Mass.-based Viking Systems' 3DHD prototype visualization system, displayed on a Sony prototype medical grade 3DHD monitor, was demonstrated for attendees of the 12th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery held in National Harbor, Md., last week, according to a Viking…
Jackie Harrison is vice president of operations for Practice Partners in Healthcare, which is part of the joint venture, along with local physicians and Tenet Healthcare Corp., that operates Alabama Digestive Health Endoscopy Center in Birmingham, Ala.
Bernard McDonnell, DO, a retired physician and current surveyor for Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, says that while a vast majority of the GI facilities he surveys do a good job of adhering to standards that protect patient safety, the routine…
Here are the median gross charges and net revenue per GI/endoscopy case by region, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery has introduced a new Echelon Flex 45 Endopath Stapler, intended to provide surgeons with improved access and compression when deploying a 45-mm staple line, the most utilized endocutter length in the United States for laparoscopic surgery, according to…