Colonoscopy – Gastro Broadcast

Episode #93: Providing Free CRC Screening for Uninsured Patients | Lisa Mathew | Kevin Rank | MNGI Digestive Health

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Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Kevin Rank, chief medical officer at MNGI Digestive Health in Minnesota, about the practice’s Links to Care Program, which provides free colonoscopies to uninsured patients across the Twin Cities and earned the National Achievement Award from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.

Episode #88: CRNA Anesthesia Policy Impacts Patient Access in Private Practices | Lisa Mathew | Steven Klein | Wilmington GI

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Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dr. Steven Klein of Wilmington Gastroenterology about how UnitedHealthcare’s recent 15% reimbursement reduction for anesthesia services provided by certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) could affect the way independent gastroenterology practices structure anesthesia services and maintain patient access to procedures such as colonoscopy.

Episode #87: New CRNA-Provided Anesthesia Policy Threatens Access to Care | Lisa Mathew | Dru Riddle

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Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Dru Riddle, Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Clinical Education in the School of Nurse Anesthesia at Texas Christian University and a past president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology, about the role certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) play in providing anesthesia for GI care.

Episode #75: Insights into the First Cloud-Based AI Endoscopy System | Lisa Mathew, Gary Trendel & Ruhy Patel | Olympus

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Dr. Lisa Mathew interviews Gary Trendel, vice president of Endoscopy Solutions Ecosystem and Dr. Ruhy Patel, Medical and Scientific Affairs lead for the Endoscopy Solutions Ecosystem and Digital Units at Olympus.

Odin Medical, an Olympus company, recently received 510K clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the first cloud-based Artificial Intelligence technology designed to assist gastroenterologists in detecting colorectal polyps during colonoscopy procedures.