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We have officially entered Winter which means another season of deadlines and busy training schedules; all while navigating the holidays and somehow maintaining our sanity.
Meet the ASGE trainee members contributing to committee service—emerging leaders dedicated to advancing GI endoscopy through active involvement and professional growth.
Registration has opened for the 2025 Golden Scope Competition! This fun competition engages teams of first and second year fellows from around the world, culminating in live, Jeopardy-style finals at the ASGE IT&T.
We’ve received denials from multiple payers for Code 99223 despite high-risk MDM and appropriate documentation. The code was denied after consultation review. What’s the best way to appeal this decision?
The GI endoscopy service determined by using patient experience and complaint data that patients were frequently not receiving adequate discharge instructions.
A 69-year-old woman is evaluated for longstanding dysphagia to solids. She reports daily episodes of dysphagia for more than five years and prior endoscopies have been unrevealing.
The 2017 Multi-Society Task Force on colorectal cancer screening recommended that an individual with a first-degree relative with an advanced adenoma or colorectal cancer should begin screening at age 40 years.
A Cologuard was done for weight loss, which is not an appropriate indication. Since it was performed, should the follow-up colonoscopy for a positive Cologuard be billed as diagnostic or screening? The patient has Medicare.
In 2017, the Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer recommended that an individual with a first-degree relative with an advanced adenoma or colorectal cancer should begin screening at the age of 40 years.
A 55-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a two-day history of sharp, intermittent right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain that radiated to her back.
With 73.9 percent of physicians employed by hospitals or corporate entities at the start of 2022, the sustainability of independent physician practices is being called into question.
Discover ASGE’s upcoming global engagements as the Society continues to collaborate worldwide to advance GI endoscopy education and innovation.
ASGE proudly participated in the Asia Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) 2024 Bali Endoscopy Simulation Training Consensus, collaborating with leading GI organizations to advance endoscopy education.
As we approach the end of another remarkable year, the ASGE International Committee extends our heartfelt gratitude to each of you for your unwavering support and engagement to advancing the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy across the globe.
We have several providers (three physicians and one nurse practitioner) joining our practice. Payor credentialing is slow. Due to this limitation, it is difficult to find enough patients to fill our new providers’ schedules.