Jun 14, 2024, 09:30 by Lori Okeefe

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May 10, 2024, 09:53 by Sarah Moore

The patient has a J-pouch, and the physician states in his procedure notes that the scope was advanced through the anus to the ileorectal anastomosis, and “J-Pouch seen, Ileum” (exact words in the notes). Biopsies were taken in the distal ileum. He codes it as a pouchoscopy CPT Code 44386, but his procedure notes state it is a flexible sigmoidoscopy with biopsy.

May 10, 2024, 09:52 by Sarah Moore

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Apr 25, 2024, 15:24 by Sarah Moore

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Apr 11, 2024, 13:30 by Sarah Moore

Apr 11, 2024, 13:22 by Sarah Moore

Apr 11, 2024, 13:20 by Sarah Moore

Apr 1, 2024, 11:44 by Sarah Moore

No-shows and inadequate bowel preparations (prep) lead to a significant waste of resources in endoscopy centers. While printed prep instructions and preprocedural nursing phone calls are often used to prevent this, they are not always successful. Text message communication offers additional opportunities to improve the show rate and bowel prep quality.

Mar 29, 2024, 13:44 by Sarah Moore

Mar 22, 2024, 16:27 by Sarah Moore

ASGE’s Joint International Symposia at DDW 2024 brought global experts together to share cutting-edge advances and foster collaboration in GI endoscopy.

Mar 22, 2024, 15:51 by Sarah Moore

Mar 14, 2024, 09:26 by Sarah Moore

During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, the ASGE Health and Public Policy Committee made significant strides on Capitol Hill, engaging in over 40 meetings to champion critical health care reforms important to our members and patients.