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Unnecessary anesthesia adds $1B to health spending

Patients increasingly are undergoing unnecessary general anesthesia during gastroenterological procedures, costing the healthcare system as much as $1 billion each year in extra spending, according

MGMA preview: Get the answers you need now on ACOs

The more practices learn about the emergence of accountable care organizations (ACO), the more confusing it can get as to how this new model will affect their futures--and what they should be doing

Dr. Michael Kirsch - 10 Healthcare Bloggers We're Thankful For

Who: Dr. Michael Kirsch Blog: MD Whistleblower About the blogger: Kirsch is a full-time practicing physician who is board certified in gastroenterology. He practices at the Center for Digestive

New study supports PCPs performing colonoscopies

Primary care physicians with training in colonoscopy techniques are as effective at finding potentially cancerous polyps in the colon as gastroenterologists are, according to a study published in the