CMS plans to remove the value of moderate sedation from over 120 GI endoscopy codes, according to a report by the American Gastroenterological Association. 1. The new measure aims to prevent ...

The following article was written by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants. Gastrointestinal endoscopy is one of the safest and most commonly performed adult procedures. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has released updated guidelines on the use of sedation and ...

The use of monitored anesthesia care in routine gastrointestinal endoscopy increased over time within the Veterans Health Administration, but remains low compared with use outside the VHA, according ...

Failed sedation for routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is extremely rare, warranting a return to endoscopist-directed sedation, rather than costly anesthesia-assisted sedation, as the default ...

Administering a lidocaine lollipop as a single-agent anesthetic to patients undergoing an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure eliminated the need for sedation in the majority of patients. Upper ...

The use of an evidence-based sedation protocol for endoscopic procedures improves the quality of practice and reduces the incidence of sedation-related adverse events, according to an “AGA Institute ...

WORCESTER — The next time you need a colonoscopy, make sure you read the fine print if your health insurance coverage is with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The insurer changed its policy, ...

Bethesda, MD (May 21, 2022) — Patients who use cannabis required higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies than non-users, according to research to be presented at Digestive Disease Week® ...

In recent months, a few hospitals in the United States have begun using an automated anesthesiology machine called the Sedasys® computer-assisted personalized sedation (CAPS) system (Ethicon US, LLC; ...

Attitudes toward marijuana use have softened considerably over the last decade, as evidenced by the number of states that have legalized its use for medicinal or recreational purposes. Still, some ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EvoEndo®, Inc. (“EvoEndo”), a medical device company developing systems for Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy (TNE), has announced the receipt of 510(k) clearance from the U.S.