The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has issued "Guidelines for safety in the gastrointestinal endoscopy unit."
For those of you who have not followed what is going on in the battles over spine and pain cases reimbursement, there is much to learn that could benefit all.
Incidents of violence are not uncommon, particularly in healthcare.
Claims involving routine medical procedures - scopes, injections, punctures, biopsies, insertion of tubes, or imaging - resulted in $215 million in incurred losses, according to an analysis of 1,497 cases.
George Washington University (GWU) Hospital in Washington, DC, prevailed in an 16-year-old lawsuit accusing the hospital of False Claims Act violations.
