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  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    April 11, 2024

    A colonoscopy was performed on a patient through a stoma, and a sigmoidoscopy was performed on the same patient on the same day. Can I bill both codes together?

  • Case 18: Pancreas

    April 11, 2024

    A 57-year-old male presents to the clinic with complaints of abdominal pain in the epigastric region radiating to the back. Pain worsens postprandially, usually after a heavy meal. Episodes have occurred on and off the last six months.

  • ASGE Colorectal Cancer Screening Project Update

    April 11, 2024

    ASGE is making great progress on its Colorectal Cancer Screening Project, an effort designed to increase the follow-up colonoscopy rate for uninsured and underinsured people who have an abnormal stool-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test.

  • Embracing Equity: Fostering Diversity in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

    April 11, 2024

    As we observe National Minority Health Month, it is crucial to reflect on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the GI field.

  • Improving the Show Rate and Quality of Bowel Preparation Via One-Way Text Messaging

    April 1, 2024

    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.

  • 2024 Endoscopic Training Award Recipients

    March 29, 2024

    The 2024 ASGE Endoscopic Training Award honorees have been recognized for their exceptional achievements.

  • ASGE Joint International Symposia at DDW 2024

    March 22, 2024

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

  • Meet Your GlobalSCOPE Editorial Committee

    March 22, 2024

    Take this opportunity to get acquainted with the members of your GlobalSCOPE Editorial Committee, who play a pivotal role in shaping the content

  • ASGE Leaders Advocate on Capitol Hill During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

    March 14, 2024

    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.

  • Celebrating the Team’s Drive to Provide High-Quality Care

    March 14, 2024

    Pictured is the team at Backus Hospital Endoscopy Center, a new honoree in the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program (EURP)..

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    March 14, 2024

    We have a patient who had a colonoscopy in August 2014, and one sigmoid polyp was removed. In the operation note, it was originally put in the plan to repeat the colonoscopy in five years.

  • Improving Scheduling of Esophageal Motility Procedures

    February 14, 2024

    The study aimed to identify factors resulting in delayed scheduling of patients for EMS/pH procedures, with a performance goal of reducing the number of days from case request to procedure by 20 percent.

  • New Kentucky CRC Newsletter Designed to Educate and Engage Key Stakeholders

    February 9, 2024

    CCPP founder and ASGE member Whitney Jones, MD, explains, “We are ramping up our efforts to improve CRC outcomes through general awareness and evidence-based interventions.”

  • Case 17: General GI

    February 9, 2024

    A 65-year-old female is hospitalized following right hip replacement three days ago. A GI consult is requested for evaluation of abdominal distention. She has poor oral intake. She's receiving regularly scheduled intravenous (IV) morphine for hip pain.

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    February 9, 2024

    Can the new CPT code G2211 which went into effect on January 1, 2024, be used in GI practices?