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

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

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

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

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

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

Can the new CPT code G2211 which went into effect on January 1, 2024, be used in GI practices?
“Time-Out” Process Study

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.
Modern Staffing Solutions for Practices

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered one of the worst job crises. As we exit the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment picture has changed dramatically.
Five Tips on Finding Your First Job!

It’s the last six months of your fellowship and time to find a job. This is an exciting time but also can be filled with apprehension and anxiety.
Applying to Advanced Endoscopy Fellowships: Tips From a Program Director and Applicant

The Program Director Perspective by Pushpak Taunk, MDThe prospect of applying for another fellowship after more than a decade of medical training can seem daunting.
Year-by-Year Strategies for Excelling in the GI Board Exam

Congratulations to everyone who matched in a GI and hepatology fellowship. The three years dedicated to this specialty will pass swiftly. It is crucial to prepare and organize a study schedule early on.
ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

We have a patient in the hospital who has a G-tube that the patient says is too small—medications are difficult to give, and feeds are too slow. Our doctor exchanged the tube at the bedside. Would this be considered just a visit and not a procedure?
Improving Scheduling of Esophageal Motility Procedures

The purpose of this study was to identify what factors result in delayed scheduling of patients for EMS/pH procedures.
Case 16: Interventional Endoscopy

A 61-year-old male with a history of hypertension, well-controlled on metoprolol, presents with complaint of left upper quadrant abdominal pain, bloating and dyspepsia after meals for four months.
Sociedade Brasileira de Endoscopia Digestiva

The ASGE Exhibit Booth accompanied ASGE Faculty to Rio de Janeiro for the Brazilian Digestive Disease Week, held from November 23-26.

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