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 ...

1. Mean gross charges per GI/endoscopy case in ASCs is $3,305. 2. Mean gross net revenue per GI/endoscopy case in ASCs is $816. 3. GI/endoscopy cases make up 24 percent of total ASC cases. 4. Nine ...

The joint American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Task Force on Quality in Endoscopy has issued updated quality indicators for all ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has released updated guidelines on the use of sedation and ...

The upper GI procedure was performed by Dr. Brian Hanson, gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor, Medicine, at the University of Minnesota Pure-Vu EVS Gastro addresses the Upper GI market, an area ...

This analysis used existing data from all 8 rofecoxib phase 2b/3 OA clinical development trials and their blinded extensions (Table 1). [28,29,33,34,35,36] The 8 studies included 3 paired studies (033 ...

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 ...

Ingestible smart capsules deliver medication directly to specific gut locations using microscopic needles and targeted drug ...

Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for the development of advanced medical devices, including tiny robots that can safely move inside the human body. Some of these systems ...

BETHESDA, MD. (May 9, 2024) — Health care professionals attending certain smoke-producing endoscopic gastrointestinal procedures, including a procedure that uses electrical current to remove polyps, ...

The new capsule robots developed for medical applications can reportedly be swallowed by patients and steered using magnetic fields. The team explained that such robots could reduce the current ...