Becker's ASC

Anesthesia for GI Endoscopy: An Ongoing Problem of “Medical Necessity”

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 ...
Healio

New ASGE guideline on sedation, anesthesia in GI endoscopy differs from ASA on capnography

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 ...
Becker's ASC

Understanding monitored anesthesia care, endoscopy anesthesia for ASCs

While anesthesia providers have only three modes to report to payers, one seems to cause a lot of confusion among professionals, according to a July 3 blog post from Rita Astani, president of ...
Medscape

Anesthesia Care Team May Be Quicker for GI Endoscopy

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy takes less time when an anesthesiologist oversees the sedation, researchers say. "We have increased patient access to our GI unit by making these modifications," said ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Anesthesia During Endoscopy, Colonoscopy on the Rise

(HealthDay News) – Use of gastroenterology anesthesia services increased considerably from 2003–2009 among both Medicare and commercially-insured patients. To quantify temporal and regional variations ...
Healio

Increasing monitored anesthesia care in routine GI endoscopy may be driven by financial incentives

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The use of monitored anesthesia care in routine gastrointestinal endoscopy increased over time within the ...