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…
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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…
Two studies in the March issue of GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy showed an increase in polyp detection rates using the Third Eye Retroscope during colonoscopy, according to a news release from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons has published a white paper addressing potential conflicts of interest between professional medical associations and the surgical device industry, according to a press release.
The Drug Enforcement Administration released its interim final rule for regulations to provide practitioners with the option of electronically writing prescriptions for controlled substances, which included number of physician-friendly suggestions submitted by the American Gastroenterological Association, according to an AGA…
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CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Differences in coding for screening or diagnostic colonoscopies have been a pressing issue for more than a decade and the new health…
West Penn Hospital's West Penn Bariatric Surgery Center in Pittsburgh was re-accredited by the American College of Surgeons' Bariatric Surgery Center Network. It is the only weight-loss surgery center in the Pittsburgh area to have this recognition, according to a…
Lane Regional Medical Center in Zachary, La., is opening its new $1.1 million Endoscopy Center on the third floor of its Lane Medical Plaza, according to a report in The Advocate.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee is applauding the removal of patient co-payments for screening colonoscopies in the health reform bill, according to a release from ASCAC.
Patients with recurrent colon cancer in their liver experienced prolonged survival by nearly three years when liver metastases were treated using radiofrequency ablation, a minimally invasive treatment that applies heat directly in the tumor causing cancer cell death with minimal…