GI & Endoscopy

Confusion surrounding coding and billing can result in denied claims and delayed payment. Here are seven tips for coding screening colonoscopies, according to the American College of Gastroenterology.  

Here are three recent news updates on key gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

Zana Nikolla, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing with Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Premier Medical Group. She is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterology Association and American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society.

Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Premier Medical Group added gastroenterologist Elizabeth Williams, DO, according to a Poughkeepsie Journal report.

Two years ago, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System began offering patients full coverage for colonoscopy screenings, which resulted in significant cost savings for the system, according to a Huffington Post report. 

Richard F. Corlin, MD, co-founded Southern California Medical Gastroenterology Group in Santa Monica in 1975, where he has been practicing ever since. He has previously served as president of the American Medical Association. He has also served a four-year term…

Novo Nordisk is collaborating with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct research on new drug delivery devices for peptides, according to a Pipeline Review report.

Elmhurst (Ill.) Clinic added gastroenterologist S. Dharan Kumar, MD.

Sri Narra, MD, is a gastroenterologist practicing at Germantown, Tenn.-based Gastro One. She is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. She also works as a GI hospitalist at Baptist…

Here are six gastroenterologists who made headlines within the past week or so.