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New ACG, ASGE quality indicators for colonoscopy include 3 key updates
Revised quality indicators released by the ACG and ASGE highlight the importance of adenoma and sessile serrated lesion detection rates as well as adequate bowel preparation for improving the technical performance of colonoscopy.
Q&A: Health care community must 'take steps to rebuild trust' lost during pandemic
Trust in health care diminished dramatically during the pandemic, and it will take multipronged interventions to restore that confidence, according to an expert.
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ACG, ASGE update quality indicators for ‘delivery of high-quality’ GI endoscopy
The ACG and ASGE have released an updated quality indicators document, intended to serve as a framework to improve performance of endoscopic procedures.
Tom McCourt on discovery, trust, friendship and courage
In this podcast episode, Tom McCourt, chief executive officer of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, discusses the evolving relationship between physicians and pharma, breakthroughs in GI drugs and more.
NFL medical adviser tells physicians, like athletes, ‘the leader you’re looking for is you’
In his keynote address at this year’s Ending Clinician Burnout Global Summit, Thom Mayer, MD, FACEP, likened the health care practitioners in the audience to the professional football players he routinely treats.
VIDEO: Without universal screening, ‘tiny’ hepatitis D could ‘wreak havoc’ globally
In a Healio video exclusive, Edward V. Loftus Jr., MD, warned that, despite being the smallest virus capable of causing human disease, hepatitis delta virus holds an outsized global impact as the most severe form of viral hepatitis.
Key elements to consider when buying equipment for your medical practice
As medical technology quickly evolves, practices in nearly all areas of medicine must frequently evaluate equipment upgrades and new purchases of new technology to stay at the forefront of patient care.
Q&A: Award winner breaks ‘barriers for the collective,’ champions equitable pay for women
According to Rinarani Sanghavi, MD, MBA, champion of gender equity and winner of the 2024 Scrubs & Heels Break the Glass Ceiling Award, pay equity represents “one of the pivotal barriers” in advancing gender equity.
Women surgeons across several subspecialties receive lower pay
Women surgeons across three surgical subspecialties received lower reimbursement for fee-for-service procedures, submitted less charges and experienced lower practice volume vs. men surgeons, according to study results.
IVIG reduces skin thickening, gastrointestinal symptoms in systemic sclerosis
Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment may benefit skin, musculoskeletal and gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic sclerosis, with low risks for adverse events, according to data published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.
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