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A new study by researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs finds gastric bypass does not extend the lives of older, severely obese patients, according to a report by Internal Medicine News.

A new market survey shows the rate of utilization of computed tomography scanners has grown around 6 percent annually since 2007, with an estimated 82 million CT scans performed in 2010, according to a report by DOTMed News.

In a study of colonoscopies involving poor bowel preps, 42 percent of polyps were discovered only in a repeat colonoscopy, according to a report in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Aesculap, a B. Braun Company, recently organized a symposia on laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in India, according to an Express Healthcare report.

Publicly-funded Harris County Hospital District in Houston plans to build outpatient clinics and ambulatory surgery centers in lieu of adding hospital beds, according to a Houston Chronicle report.

North Shore-LIJ Health System in New York has selected SIS Anesthesia as its anesthesia documentation solution, according to a news release.

Only one-third of anesthesiologists measure oxygen flow throughout the patient's body during high-risk surgery, even though heart function can significantly affect recovery, according to a survey by researchers in Amsterdam, reported in HealthDay News.

Patients' expectations about analgesia and hyperalgesia can alter the efficacy of an opioid and lead to neurologic changes in the brain regions associated with evaluating pain intensity, according to a study reported in Pain Medicine News.

An AAPC report discusses the correct use of modifier 22 Increased procedural services to increase reimbursement for an especially difficult or time-consuming procedure.

Here are three tips for successful GI/Endoscopy-driven ASCs.