GI is the most common specialty in terms of case volume and the sixth most popular specialty with management companies, according to data from VMG Health and HealthCare Appraisers. Here are 32 notable ...

1. Control of bleeding not separately billable. The control of bleeding is included in biopsy (and most other) endoscopic procedures, and is not separately billable unless the patient comes into the ...

GI endoscopy is one of the most widely performed medical procedures in the United States. The majority of these procedures are screenings related to colon cancer or the removal of abnormalities ...

Because there are different types of endoscopy procedures, your endoscopy prep will change based on whether you’re having an upper GI endoscopy or a colonoscopy. Here’s what you’ll need to do.

The list of GI endoscopy procedures includes upper and lower endoscopic and capsule endoscopy procedures as well as 61 other codes.

1. Virtual reality simulation training may provide trainee endoscopists (specialists who look inside the stomach and bowel to check for problems) an advantage in completing upper and lower ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a common and potentially life-threatening condition that requires prompt and accurate diagnosis. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy are the primary ...

Preparing for a endoscopy or colonoscopy procedure? Find instructions and tips here in both text and video formats.

Web-based patient education effectively decreased the need for upper gastrointestinal tract endoscopy in patients with uninvestigated dyspepsia, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine ...

Failed sedation for routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is extremely rare, warranting a return to endoscopist-directed sedation, rather than costly anesthesia-assisted sedation, as the default ...

Therapeutic GI provides a unique blend of services including routine outpatient consultations and endoscopy, innovative endoscopic non-surgical weight-loss procedures, such as the intragastric ...