The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has recognized 32 endoscopy units through its ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program, which honors endoscopy units that follow the ASGE guidelines on privileging, quality assurance, endoscopy reprocessing and CDC infection control guidelines, according to…
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Surgeons at St. Mary Medical Center in Hobart, Ind., have performed the first surgeries at the hospital using Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to a report in The Chronicle.
The Ambulatory Surgery Center Advocacy Committee, which represents state and national ASC associations, ASC operators and physicians, commended the National Institutes of Health for reaffirming the importance of colorectal cancer screenings and recognizing the pivotal role ASCs play in the…
Gastroenterology Consultants, based in Reno, Nev., has opened its new clinic in Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare in Carson City, Nev., according to a report in the Nevada Appeal.
Here are five statistics about the gastrointestinal endoscopic market from international market research and consulting group iData Research.
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For the second consecutive year the physicians and staff at Digestive Health Specialists in Winston-Salem, N.C., are going to donate their time and facilities to perform 50 free screening colonoscopies in 50 days for people who have lost their jobs…
A new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey has shown that the number of Americans purchasing at least one outpatient prescription gastrointestinal agent rose from 18.1 million (6.7 percent) in 1997…
Guidelines for endoscopy by nonphysicians issued by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recognize that properly trained nonphysician endoscopists are a less costly alternative to physicians. But the society also recognizes that the training of nonphysicians — including nurse practitioners,…
P. Marco Fisichella, MD, of Loyola University Health System in Chicago is treating patients with conditions such as diverticulitis using a laparoscopic surgery technique, which can help patients recover faster, experience less pain and has a lower risk of infection,…
Atlantic Gastroenterology Associates in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after it was ordered to pay a former physician $8.7 million for breach of contract violations, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic…