A new study shows that incidence rates of colorectal cancer in the U.S. have dropped 22 percent and death rates dropped 26 percent from 1975-2000, due to increased colorectal cancer screening, changes in lifestyle and diet and improved treatments, according…
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Orthopedics can be extremely profitable for surgery centers if certain best practices are used to ensure efficient operations and quality care in this service line. Becky Mann, director of Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center in Warner Robins, Ga., and Timothy Kremchek,…
Orthopedics can be extremely profitable for surgery centers if certain best practices are used to ensure efficient operations and quality care in this service line. Becky Mann, director of Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center in Warner Robins, Ga., and Timothy Kremchek,…
Houston County, Texas, has agreed to provide a tax break to a proposed surgery center in Crockett, Texas, in order to bring expanded medical services and jobs to the county, according to a report by KTRE News.
Here are the numbers of all-listed procedures for discharges for gastroenterology procedures by patient age from short-stay hospitals in the United States in 2006, according to data from 2006 National Hospital Discharge Survey. Note: Numbers in thousands.
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has released new guidelines regarding the management of antithrombotic agents for endoscopy, aspirin and/or NSAIDs that say the agents may be continued for all elective endoscopic procedures, according to an ASGE news release.
Here are the average annual salaries for gastroenterologists by region, according to the American Medical Group Association's 2009 AMGA Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey.
MEMSCAP, the leading provider of innovative solutions based on micro-electro-mechanical systems technology, has announced that it has incorporated its technology in the PillCam COLON 2 video capsule manufactured by Given Imaging, according to a joint news release.