A new transitional pass-through code (C1748) took effect July 1 for providers using single-use duodenoscopes to treat Medicare patients in the hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) settings. The pass-through code makes single-use duodenoscopes a financially viable alternative to…
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Jacksonville-based Digestive Disease Consultants will open a 14,377-square-foot surgery center in Orange Park, Fla., in 2021, the Jacksonville Daily Record reported Dec. 14.
The biggest news stories among gastroenterology readers in 2020 dealt with COVID-19 guidelines, specialist compensation, private equity deals and more.
COVID-19-related elective procedure delays greatly affected gastroenterology in 2020 in a year that was synonymous with drastic change.
The Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance issued a statement supporting new guidelines to begin colorectal cancer screening at age 45, but also petitioned for greater recognition of computed tomography colonography.
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New York City-based Mount Sinai Doctors opened a third location in Yonkers, N.Y., that will focus on primary care, cardiology, neurology and gastroenterology, the Yonkers Times reported Dec. 10.
Gastroenterologists surveyed by single-use duodenoscope manufacturer Ambu said they were interested in using single-use duodenoscopes for up to half of their endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News reported Dec. 10.
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A bilayered chenodeoxycholic acid system could relieve colon cramping and improve patient experience, according to a Dec. 8 release from Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Silver Springs, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care opened the first HyGieaCare Center in Rockville, Md., offering patient access to same-day colonoscopy preparation, the practice announced Dec. 9.