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  • NIH Operations Disrupted by Federal Funding Lapse

    On Oct. 1, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a notice titled “Information for the NIH Extramural Community During the Lapse of Federal Government Funding.”

  • New CPT® Codes for GI Services Coming in 2026

    Introducing New CY2026 CPT® Codes Relevant to GI: ESG and Anorectal Physiology Effective January 1, 2026, three new CPT®[1] codes take effect for common GI services.

  • Medical Groups Ask for Exception to New H-1B Order

    ASGE joined national physician organizations on a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem urging that H-1B visa graduate medical education trainees be exempt from a new order issued.

  • Expiration of Telehealth Flexibilities Follow Government Shutdown

    Current Medicare telehealth flexibilities that were extended by Congress through September 30, 2025, expired effective October 1 and will lapse unless there is action by Congress.

  • ASGE Opposes Cigna’s New E/M Downcoding Policy (Effective Oct. 1, 2025)

    Cigna’s “E/M Coding and Accuracy” policy (R49 - link) would allow automatic one-level downcoding of 99204–99205, 99214–99215, and 99244–99245 when Cigna deems “encounter criteria” unmet.

  • The Advocate: Your Voice in GI Policy, Practice and Payment

    Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Advocate, the new ASGE publication focused on advocacy, policy and payment. This newsletter will be delivered to your inbox every other Saturday.

  • QI Spotlight: Improving patient post-procedure discharge instructions

    The GI endoscopy service determined by using patient experience and complaint data that patients were frequently not receiving adequate discharge instructions.

  • Optimizing Endoscopy Efficiency Across Settings: Practical Lessons from ASCs and Hospitals

    Efficiency in endoscopic practice is more than just throughput—it’s about delivering safe, timely, and patient-centered care while maintaining the well-being of the healthcare team.

  • Quality Counts: Choosing the Right QI Project for Your GI Practice

    Quality improvement in gastroenterology, is a phrase that is often uttered in conferences, meetings, and on societal websites. It’s a concept that gastroenterologists know is important, but formal training in QI initiatives is not standardized.

  • Rethinking the Role of the Endoscopy Technician: Advancing to the Endoscopy Expert

    The role of the endoscopy technician has traditionally been underrecognized within the gastrointestinal (GI) procedural team. Historically, technicians have received limited formal education, often relying on on-the-job training from senior colleagues.

  • 2025 Coding Update for Chronic Care Management Codes and Case Study

    Chronic care management is essential for many chronic gastrointestinal disorders. This article will introduce how to utilize chronic care management CPT codes to assist in developing an organized process to care for your patients.

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    We are looking into the coding for smoking cessation. We have heard that it will interfere with our office visits. What are the educational and documentation requirements to qualify for smoking cessation coding?

  • QI Spotlight: Filling Open Patient Slots

    Our endoscopy center faced staffing shortages and changes in scheduling and recall management starting March 2022, leading to backlogs, especially in filling last-minute cancellations within one week.

  • Precision Gastroenterology: Harnessing Personalized Medicine for Transformative Patient Care

    We’ve all seen how the landscape of medicine has evolved dramatically over the past decade. What excites me most today is how our specialty is moving toward a more individualized approach, what we now call precision gastroenterology.

  • September is Women in Medicine Month

    September is Women in Medicine Month, a time to celebrate the achievements of women in medicine across all stages of the profession.

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