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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > September, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 9

Can GI Pass Its Toughest Test?

Find out what endo centers must do to survive Medicare payment cuts.

David Bernard, Senior Associate Editor

The days of endoscopy being an enormously profitable venture for both single-specialty gastroenterology centers and multi-specialty centers hosting GI services may soon end thanks to a revised ASC payment system that will take a big bite out of the specialty that made up one-third of Medicare ASC volume in 2006. Already, some are predicting staff layoffs and even shuttered centers.

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