A collection of news articles on gastroenterology and other issues relevant to physicians and administrators in independent GI practices.
GI News
5 recent GI study findings to know
Becker’s ASC Review
Anuja Vaidya
Autism and the Gut: Gastro and Endo News Report
Medpage Today
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Majority declined flexible sigmoidoscopy for CRC screening
Healio
LM McGregor
New Score Reliably Measures Gut Pain in Pediatric IBS
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Ajai Raj
Treating the Female Patient with IBD
Healio
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National Survey Reveals GIs’ Views on Biosimilar Drugs
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Krystnell Storr
Getting to the Heart of Missed Endoscopies
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Ajai Raj
New Procedure Successfully Controls Symptoms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
MD Magazine
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Expert highlights need to prepare for ‘exponential’ rise in IBD
Healio
Gilaad Kaplan
CDC Recommends Nursing Homes Improve Antibiotic Use; Prevent C. Diff
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
GEN Staff
Low-Dose Aspirin May Prevent CRC and CVD
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
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WATS technique shows high interobserver agreement in Barrett’s, dysplasia diagnosis
Healio
PR Vennalaganti
U.K. Study Finds No Need for Diagnostic Barium Test
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Adam Marcus
Trained Eyes Can Reduce Interval Cancer Risk
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Caroline Helwick
‘Predictive Overbooking’ Can Maximize Endoscopy Scheduling
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Caroline Helwick
Olympus announces new sphincterotome device for endoscopic procedures
Healio
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From Farm to … Liver?
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Bridget M. Kuehn
What’s next in GI: A post-healthcare reform world
Becker’s ASC Review
Carrie Pallardy
8 recent developments in IBS
Healio
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Drug-Eluting Chemoembolization No Better for Hepatocellular CA
DoctorsLounge
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WATS3D Three Dimensional Computer-Assisted Biopsy Analysis Demonstrates Exceptionally High Inter-Observer Agreement in the Evaluation of Esophageal Pre-Cancer
Sys-Con Media
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AGA Recommends All Patients With Colorectal Cancer Get Tested for Lynch Syndrome
EndoNurse
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Colonoscopy
Low CRC incidence among IBD patients supports longer surveillance intervals
Healio
Erik Mooiweer
New risk score for colorectal cancer could guide selection of screening tests
EurekAlert!
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Costs may outweigh benefits for coverage of anesthesia during screening colonoscopy
Healio
Allen Lieberman, Liu H
Changing patient’s position helps effectiveness of colonoscopy—especially on one side
Medical Xpress
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Reference Payment Model Cuts Colonoscopy Cost, Not Safety
Medscape
Diana Swift
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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
8 ways Medicare payment policies could soon change
AMA Wire
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CAPG Statement on CY 2016 Medicare Part B Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
Business Wire
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GI Groups Buck Proposed Changes to CMS Endoscopy Payments
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News
Rosemary Frei
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Medicare Reimbursement
How Medicare’s ‘chronic care management’ payments could affect primary care
Reuters
Will Boggs
8 things to know about ASC reimbursement
Becker’s ASC Review
Carrie Pallardy
AMA Asks Medicare to Pay for More Care-Coordination Codes
Medscape
Robert Lowes
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Ambulatory Surgery Center
How healthcare is changing: Key thoughts on making it positive for ASCs
Becker’s ASC Review
Laura Dyrda