Colonoscopies are booming, but the economics are getting complicated. As colorectal cancer rates climb and updated screening guidelines add millions of newly eligible patients, ASCs are racing to meet ...
When gastroenterologists learned in March that UnitedHealthcare plans to barricade many colonoscopies behind a controversial and complicated process known as prior authorization, their emotions cycled ...
The American Gastroenterological Association issued new guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Meanwhile, a cluster ...
If you’re over the age of 45, health experts recommend getting screened for colon cancer. The quick procedure can tell doctors a lot about your health. “I give patients the guidelines that we use for ...
Colon cancer is one of the most common variants of the disease. Dr Sethi shares signs to help detect and diagnose the ...
Two CMS policy changes — a 2.5% efficiency adjustment to work RVUs for non-time-based services and a revision to the practice expense methodology — will cut payments to gastroenterologists for ASC and ...