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GI & Endoscopy

Stryker Endoscopy, a division of Stryker Corp., has launched a new video display for operating room use which uses wireless high-definition (HD) technology, according to a press release by Amimon.

It’s no secret that times are tough for GI, between the Medicare reimbursement cuts and the seemingly never-ending payment squeeze applied by third-party payors. But the specialty as a whole remains profitable; in fact, you can do more than simply…

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Hospitals have endured an undeniable decline within their GI outpatient procedural volume in the past 10-plus years as physicians sought alternate settings to perform their cases. This migration of GI procedures from HOPDs to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and GI…

Aetna has announced that it will delay its plans to institute a new policy under which the insurer would cover monitored anesthesia care only for high-risk patients, according to the company’s web site.

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