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�� Answers Your Coding Questions
January 8, 2025
We’ve received denials from multiple payers for Code 99223 despite high-risk MDM and appropriate documentation. The code was denied after consultation review. What’s the best way to appeal this decision?
Improving Patient Postprocedure Discharge Instructions
January 8, 2025
The GI endoscopy service determined by using patient experience and complaint data that patients were frequently not receiving adequate discharge instructions.
Case 25: A Lacy Esophagus
January 8, 2025
A 69-year-old woman is evaluated for longstanding dysphagia to solids. She reports daily episodes of dysphagia for more than five years and prior endoscopies have been unrevealing.
Improving Adherence to the 2017 Multi-Society Task Force on CRC Screening Recommendations for First-Degree Relatives of Patients with an Advanced Adenoma
January 3, 2025
The 2017 Multi-Society Task Force on colorectal cancer screening recommended that an individual with a first-degree relative with an advanced adenoma or colorectal cancer should begin screening at age 40 years.
�� Answers Your Coding Questions
December 12, 2024
A Cologuard was done for weight loss, which is not an appropriate indication. Since it was performed, should the follow-up colonoscopy for a positive Cologuard be billed as diagnostic or screening? The patient has Medicare.
Improving Adherence to the 2017 Multi-Society Task Force on CRC Screening Recommendations for First-Degree Relatives of Patients With an Advanced Adenoma
December 12, 2024
In 2017, the Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer recommended that an individual with a first-degree relative with an advanced adenoma or colorectal cancer should begin screening at the age of 40 years.
Case 24: Management of a Common Bile Duct Stone in a 55-Year-Old Female
December 12, 2024
A 55-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a two-day history of sharp, intermittent right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain that radiated to her back.
Management Services Organizations: A Growing Problem or Solution?
December 12, 2024
With 73.9 percent of physicians employed by hospitals or corporate entities at the start of 2022, the sustainability of independent physician practices is being called into question.
��'s Upcoming Global Engagements
December 11, 2024
Discover ��’s upcoming global engagements as the Society continues to collaborate worldwide to advance GI endoscopy education and innovation.
�� Champions Simulation-Based Mastery Learning at APDW 2024 to Elevate Endoscopy Education
December 2, 2024
�� proudly participated in the Asia Pacific Digestive Week (APDW) 2024 Bali Endoscopy Simulation Training Consensus, collaborating with leading GI organizations to advance endoscopy education.
Holiday Greetings from the �� International Committee
December 2, 2024
As we approach the end of another remarkable year, the �� 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.
�� Answers Your Coding Questions
November 15, 2024
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.
Reduction of Multiple IV Attempts
November 15, 2024
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.
A Blueprint for Exceptional Care and Thriving Providers
November 15, 2024
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.
�� Ancillary Procedures to Diversify GI Practice Revenue
November 15, 2024
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.

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