Health care professionals attending certain smoke-producing endoscopic gastrointestinal procedures, including a procedure that uses electrical current to remove polyps, could be exposed to dangerous ...

Most patients who undergo a combined upper and lower GI endoscopy think of it as one procedure. In clinical terms, it is two: an esophagogastroduodenoscopy examining the upper tract, followed by a ...

As ASCs look for ways to enhance their profits, the addition of GI is often considered. GI procedures such as colonoscopy and EGD are attractive procedures to add to an existing ASC. The centers often ...

Gastroenterologists concerned over the management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet drugs during gastrointestinal (GI) procedures now have new guidance in the first set of recommendations to be ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Motus GI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOTS) (“Motus GI” or the “Company”), a medical technology company focused on improving endoscopic outcomes and ...

Gastrointestinal procedures make up a huge share of the most commonly billed services at ASCs, according to a March 13 MedPAC report. While cataract surgeries top the list, several GI-related ...

Today, the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) published new COVID-19 recommendations in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the AGA: AGA Institute Rapid Recommendations for ...

After weeks of protest from physician organizations and patients, UnitedHealthcare has put a controversial new prior authorization policy for gastroenterology procedures on hold. The policy, which ...

Provation, a leading provider of clinical productivity software, announces the launch of Provation® Mira Documentation Assist, a voice-driven documentation capability within its cloud-based GI ...

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a collection of organs and structures inside the bodies of humans and other animals that is responsible for the digestion of food, the absorption of nutrients and ...

There has been a steady decline in Medicare reimbursement for common gastrointestinal (GI) services and patient office visits over the past 15 years, which could have a direct impact on patients.