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  • Case 29: Diarrhea

    July 24, 2025

    A 63-year-old male with a history of hypertension, well-controlled on amlodipine, presents with chronic diarrhea, bloating, and unintentional weight loss of 15 pounds over six months.

  • Silent Epidemic: Addressing Liver Disease as a Major Population Health Challenge

    July 24, 2025

    A Growing and Often Missed BurdenMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has emerged as a major public health threat, one that is often under-recognized due to its silent progression.

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

    July 24, 2025

    Quality improvement (QI) in gastroenterology (GI), 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

    July 24, 2025

    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.

  • Navigating GI Fellowship: Lessons, Reflections and Real Talk from Those Who’ve Been There

    July 17, 2025

    Starting fellowship is a big step, but you're not alone. ASGE offers tips, strategies, and reflections from GI fellows to help you thrive in training and prepare for board exams with confidence.

  • Welcome to Your First Year of GI Fellowship and to ASGE

    July 17, 2025

    Welcome to your first year of GI fellowship and to ASGE, your professional home!As you begin this exciting new chapter, ASGE is here to support you every step of the way.

  • Education Corner June 2025

    June 17, 2025

    Mark your calendars for education designed for trainees at every stage of fellowship hosted at the ASGE Institute for Training and Technology facility in Downers Grove, IL and/or participate virtually.

  • From Pakistan to Pancreas Research: A Fellow’s Research Journey

    June 17, 2025

    My research journey began during my fourth year of medical school in Pakistan, where I initially had limited exposure to formal research training.

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    June 11, 2025

    Recently we were advised by a representative from the company where we order our breath tests that we should be billing CPT code 91065 twice for each test being performed because the test is inclusive of both hydrogen and methane.

  • 2025 Coding Update for G2211 and Case Study

    June 11, 2025

    It is important to stay up to date on proper and improper utilization of new, deleted and revised codes.  In review of 2025 an important revision occurred for G2211. This HCPCS code was first introduced in January 2024.

  • Private Equity and the GI Physician Shortage: A Solution or a Complication?

    June 11, 2025

    We’re all experiencing the effects of a growing physician shortage. From increased workloads to recruitment challenges and burnout, it’s a multifaceted issue and one I believe deserves candid discussion.

  • ASGE's Upcoming Global Engagements Summer/Fall 2025

    June 3, 2025

    Discover ASGE’s upcoming global engagements as the Society continues to collaborate worldwide to advance GI endoscopy education and innovation.

  • ASGE Announces 2025 Endoscopic Training Award Recipients

    May 19, 2025

    The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 ASGE Endoscopic Training Award.

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    May 15, 2025

    We are a little confused regarding Modifier KX. Should this modifier be used for only a screening after a positive Cologuard, no biopsies ex: Z12.11/R19.5 G0121/KX, biopsy/polyp removed Z12.11/D12.0/R19.5 45385/KX/PT or both scenarios?

  • Bowel Preparation and Canceled Colonoscopies

    May 15, 2025

    Identification of increasing numbers of cancelled colonoscopies as a result of poor colon preparations. Several goals were developed to improve the colonoscopy cancellation rates through patient education, standardized tools and staff/provider education.