As ASCs look for ways to enhance their profits, the addition of GI is often considered. GI procedures such as colonoscopy and EGD are attractive procedures to add to an existing ASC. The centers often ...

The most common gastroenterology procedure performed in 2023 was a liver elastography, according to November data from Definitive Healthcare, which will cost patients an average of $134. 8. Esophageal ...

Medicare payments to physicians for common gastrointestinal procedures have declined in recent years, while reimbursement to ambulatory surgical centers and hospital outpatient departments has ...

There has been a steady decline in Medicare reimbursement for common gastrointestinal (GI) services and patient office visits over the past 15 years, which could have a direct impact on patients.

Hospitals have endured an undeniable decline within their GI outpatient procedural volume in the past 10-plus years as physicians sought alternate settings to perform their cases. This migration of GI ...

The upper GI procedure was performed by Dr. Brian Hanson, gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor, Medicine, at the University of Minnesota Pure-Vu EVS Gastro addresses the Upper GI market, an area ...