Practice Management

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    November 12, 2025

    Is there something (as a coder) that we can send on claims to avoid sequestration, reduction in federal payment?

  • Case 32: Acute Pancreatitis

    November 12, 2025

    A 46-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes presents with a two day history of severe epigastric pain that radiates to his back with associated nausea and vomiting.

  • The Evolving Role of Clinical Research in Gastroenterology

    November 12, 2025

    Clinical research has long served as the bridge between scientific discovery and patient care. Today, its role in gastroenterology is expanding, shaping not only treatment options but also the patient–physician relationship.

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    October 8, 2025

    A provider wants to do an office visit the same day as the patient’s infusion since the patient is coming back from college. If we do that, can we add a modifier to get paid for both?

  • Increasing Withdrawal Time

    October 8, 2025

    Successful applicants to the ASGE Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program submit a summary of a recently conducted quality improvement (QI) project as part of the application process.

  • Case 31: Painful, Leaking PEG Tube

    October 8, 2025

    A 30 year-old male with a history of cystic fibrosis and PEG tube dependency presents to clinic with complaints of difficulty using PEG tube, leaking around tube and abdominal pain.

  • 2025 EQuIP Prize Winners

    October 8, 2025

    The ASGE Endoscopy Quality Improvement Project – EQuIP – Prizes Program promotes quality improvement projects that have the potential to transform quality care in endoscopy.

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

    September 10, 2025

    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

    September 10, 2025

    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

    September 10, 2025

    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

    September 10, 2025

    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 10, 2025

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

  • Case 30: Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasm

    August 7, 2025

    A 77 year old male with past medical history of HTN, HLD, prediabetes, obesity, COPD, AAA who initially underwent an CT abdomen pelvis WWO in 6/2013 for evaluation for nephrolithiasis which noted a 1.3 x 2.2 cm cystic structure in the neck of pancreas.

  • ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

    August 7, 2025

    We understand that for studies we bill for interpretation, the service date is the read date. However, Medicare/Medicaid states for studies like Bravo and capsule endoscopy, it should be the ingestion date. Can you please clarify?

  • Leverage the ASGE Quality Star to Promote Your Unit’s Commitment to Quality

    August 7, 2025

    Now more than ever, demonstrating your GI team's commitment to high-quality, safe, patient-centered care is critical.