The American Gastroenterological Association recently signed a petition created by the Texas Medical Association, which calls on Congress to develop a "rational Medicare physician payment system," according to an AGA news release.
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Kennedy University Hospital in Stratford, N.J., has named Marc Neff, MD, as the medical director of its bariatric surgery program, according to a report by the Star-Ledger.
A recent prospective, controlled trial of over 900 patients indicated that the prevalence of structural abnormalities in the colon was no higher in suspected non-constipation irritable bowel syndrome patients than in healthy controls, according to a study published in The…
Medivators Reprocessing Systems, a Minntech Corp. business group, received FDA 510(k) clearance of its Medivators DSD Edge automated endoscope reprocessor for the high-level disinfection of flexible, heat-sensitive endoscopes, according to a Medivators news release.
Here are the median gross charges and net revenue per GI/endoscopy case by a surgery center's annual total net revenue, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.
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Here is the average 2008 Medicare sub charge (submitted charges divided by allowed services), average allow charge (Medicare-allowed charges divided by allowed services, including co-pays and deductibles paid by patient), and average payment (Medicare payments divided by allowed services, not…
Alpharetta, Ga.-based EndoChoice, a designer and seller of gastrointestinal endoscopy products, has purchased Atlanta-based Pathworks Anatomic Pathology Laboratory, according to a report in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
A study from researchers at the University of Toronto found that for every 1 percent increase in colonoscopy incidence, colon cancer death risk dropped 3 percent, according to a report from Reuters Health.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy launched the ASGE Ambassador Program, in Cairo, Egypt, on Feb. 19, 2010, which provided training expertise and gastrointestinal endoscopic care to developing countries lacking physicians skilled in therapeutic endoscopy, according to an ASGE news…
The Rome Foundation, an independent non-profit organization, has developed a new tool, Diagnostic Algorithms for Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms, to give physicians a practical, efficient and cost-effective aid to diagnose frequent gastrointestinal symptoms that patients commonly bring to their primary care…