GI & Endoscopy

Q: What are some of the recent regulatory demands gastroenterologists, their practices and ASCs have seen over the past year? How has this affected the management of these entities?Barry Tanner: Most of the regulatory demands relate predominately to ASCs, but…

The majority of African Americans are unaware they should receive colorectal cancer screening beginning at age 45, five years earlier than the generally recommended age, because of higher incidence and mortality rates among this group, according to a press release…

A recent study by researchers from the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida and published in the March issue of Gastroenterology has found that a new "virtual biopsy" colonoscopy probe, called the probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy, is more effective than virtual…

While many insurers provide coverage for screening colonoscopies, not all do. Akron, Ohio, gastroenterologist Costas Kefalas, MD, is leading a charge to change that, according to a story in the Akron Beacon Journal.

A study evaluating the use of a recommended withdrawal time of six minutes from the cecum in colonoscopy procedures supports this practice as a way to improve the detection of polyps, according to results reported in the April 2010 Journal…

The American Gastroenterological Association has announced that it will continue to fight the healthcare legislation scheduled for a vote this week as lawmakers have not incorporated important changes the AGA and the Alliance of Specialty Medicine has advocated, according to…

Here are the median gross charges and net revenue per GI/endoscopy case by a surgery center's annual case volume, according to VMG Health's 2009 Intellimarker.

High-definition endoscopes and a new video processing system are helping gastroenterologists get a more accurate view during colonoscopies and upper-endoscopy procedures at Utah's Logan Regional Hospital, according to an article in the Cache Valley Daily.

Digestive Disease Associates and North Florida Endoscopy Center in Gainesville, Fla., will offer free colonoscopies to 50 uninsured patients during the month of March, according to a report in The Gainesville Sun.

The GI Quality Improvement Consortium (GIQuIC), in partnership with Outcome Sciences, has developed a national GI endoscopy data repository for storage and maintenance of endoscopic quality measures, according to a news release from the American College of Gastroenterology.