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 ...

Office-based endoscopy procedures would see an average 16% increase in Medicare payment in 2026, while ASCs and hospital outpatient departments would face an average 8% cut, according to a report from ...

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Provider groups shared varied reactions to changes that insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is making to its policies for coverage of various gastroenterology procedures, including colonoscopies. In ...

OSF Healthcare in Peoria is offering endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, a non-surgical procedure that reduces the volume of the stomach, to patients who are unable to take weight loss medications or do ...

ANNISTON — Regional Medical Center has become the first hospital in Alabama to perform a new gastroenterology procedure that doctors say could mean better outcomes for patients across the state. The ...

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 ...

What Is an EndoFLIP Procedure? EndoFLIP stands for endoluminal functional lumen imaging probe. This newer technology is a minimally invasive way of measuring the area inside a gastrointestinal organ ...

A 6-month recycling program in gastroenterology (GI) procedure rooms at an ambulatory endoscopy center reduced carbon dioxide equivalent emissions by 4.42 metric tons and improved operational ...