MIPS compliance has a reputation for being confusing, and for gastroenterology practices, that reputation is largely earned. The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) consolidates multiple quality reporting obligations into a […]

GI practices and ambulatory surgery centers are running harder than they have in years. The combination of pandemic-deferred procedures, a lowered colorectal cancer screening age, and an aging patient population […]

Deciding to move away from a system your department has relied on for years is not something that happens casually. For facilities still running EndoBase™, the Olympus® endoscopy documentation platform, […]

Image capture in endoscopy tends to get treated like a background function, something the system handles somewhere between scope insertion and report generation. But such framing misses what’s at stake. […]

If your GI lab is still running on Provation® endoPRO™ endoscopy software, you are likely past the point of wondering whether a change is coming and closer to figuring out […]

A high-definition colonoscope costs somewhere between $30,000 and $40,000. A single gastroscope or duodenoscope can run higher. Most endoscopy departments carry a fleet of eight to twenty (or more) scopes […]

Every endoscopy suite has a rhythm. Patients arrive anxious and uncertain. Equipment must be precisely prepared. Sedation is administered, scopes are guided, vitals are monitored, and through it all, a […]

If you manage or support an endoscopy department, you’ve almost certainly encountered the terms DICOM and PACS. They appear in vendor spec sheets, IT planning meetings, and integration requirements, and […]

For endoscopy department managers and clinical leaders, few phrases generate as much anxiety as “upcoming audit.” Whether it’s a Joint Commission survey, a state health department inspection, or an internal […]

Managing your own endoscope inventory is challenging enough. Add loaner scopes to the mix—equipment that moves between facilities, belongs to vendors or other hospitals, and may not appear in your […]