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<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> Holiday Greetings from the ASGE International Committee

As we approach the end of another remarkable year, the ASGE International Committee extends our heartfelt gratitude to each of you for your unwavering support and engagement to advancing the field of gastrointestinal endoscopy across the globe.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

We have several providers (three physicians and one nurse practitioner) joining our practice. Payor credentialing is slow. Due to this limitation, it is difficult to find enough patients to fill our new providers’ schedules.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> Reduction of Multiple IV Attempts

Based on quarterly patient safety reports, our center has seen a rise in incidents of multiple IV attempts. A patient safety report (PSR) is written when there are four or more IV attempts to produce a successful IV.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> A Blueprint for Exceptional Care and Thriving Providers

In gastroenterology, delivering exceptional patient care while maintaining provider satisfaction demands attention and strategy. Joe Cappa, MD, a gastroenterologist with 31 years of experience, offers insights on achieving this balance.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> ASGE Ancillary Procedures to Diversify GI Practice Revenue

There are a variety of ancillary procedures available to GI practices, most of which are relatively easy to perform and can help diversify the practice, thus improving patient access to these procedures and the revenue stream.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> Launching Your Research Journey: Discovering Passion, Building Skills and Embracing Collaboration

Starting a research career can be both exciting and daunting. I was inspired to pursue research when I encountered techniques and people that were addressing healthcare inequities through engineering and public health.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> Follow Your Heart

There is a special place in my heart for people in need of nutritional support and GI care. This realization struck me when on rounds with Dr. Stephen McClave as a nutrition fellow visiting a children’s home in Kentucky.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> Five Keys to Thriving in GI Fellowship: Advice from the Frontlines

Fellowship is tough, but you're ready. Prioritize time management, self-care, and ergonomics early on. Remember, GI is your focus, but internal medicine remains essential—treat the whole patient, not just the GI issue.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> Pathology Specimen Reconciliation

To see a decrease in the number of errors on pathology reports upon reconciling. These errors are a combination of mistakes from [pathology company] and [endoscopy unit] staff.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> ASGE Answers Your Coding Questions

Would you provide some insight into how to follow the "white bag" infusion model? Currently, we bill the drug code, but we zero out the charge and then add the FB modifier. Is that correct?

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> Quality Study on the Time-Out Process

This study observes the time-out process before endoscopic procedures to ensure all steps are followed and all team members are focused—supporting patient safety by preventing wrong-site, wrong-procedure, and wrong-patient errors.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> Case 23: Chronically Abnormal Liver Function Tests

A 25-year-old male with a history of Down's syndrome, hypothyroidism and a body mass index of 33.2 presented to the office with his mother due to chronic abnormal liver function tests (LFTs).

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> Innovating Personalized Care: The Future of Gastroenterology

We talk a lot about innovation in health care and for good reasons. Technologies promise to genuinely transform health care as we know it.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> ASGE and FAAED Collaborate at GASTROENDO 2024

ASGE partnered with the Federación Argentina de Asociaciones de Endoscopía Digestiva (FAAED) at GASTROENDO 2024 to support international collaboration and advance GI endoscopy education across the Americas.

<Â鶹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ> AMEG’s 52nd National Meeting in Acapulco

ASGE joined AMEG’s 52nd National Meeting in Acapulco, engaging in hands-on sessions, courses, and networking to support GI education and highlight international collaboration across Latin America.