The accreditation process can be challenging for ASCs, but it remains one of the best ways for facilities to demonstrate their commitment to patient safety. Here, leaders from three leading ASC-accrediting organizations discuss the 10 of the biggest challenges in…
GI & Endoscopy
The Central Illinois Endoscopy Center in Peoria, Ill., has opened for business, according to a report by the Pekin (Ill.) Chamber of Commerce.
The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada, which is located in Las Vegas, has filed for bankruptcy, according to a report by KVBC News.
A study completed by a group of Italian researchers and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found virtual or CT colonoscopies effective at detecting pre- and cancerous tumors and lesion.
A recent study, conducted by Katherine Hoda, MD, concluded that more pre-cancerous polyps were found in colonoscopies performed with deep sedation than with milder sedation in which patients remained conscious, according to a news release fro Somnia Anesthesia.
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1) Gastroenterology remains the number one single specialty for procedures in ASCs by volume.
The Outpatient Surgery Center of Hilton Head (S.C.) has been recognized under the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program, according to a report in the Beaufort Gazette.
A study recently published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology has found that colonoscopies may be less effective in obese persons due to inadequate bowel preparation, according to an AGA Institute news release.
The Anesthesiology and Respiratory Therapy Devices Advisory Committee of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted to approve Ethicon Endo-Surgery's SEDASYS System for use by physician/nurse teams to administer minimal-to-moderate propofol sedation during colonoscopies and EGDs, according to an Ethicon…
According to Mark Baumel, MD, MS, president and CEO of Colon Health Centers of America, colorectal cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer if detected early yet it remains the second-leading cause of cancer death in the…