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An ASGE project that is designed to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and completion colonoscopy rates for underserved patients is entering its final phases.

The Standards of Practice (SOP) Committee has developed an adverse events document entitled, “Adverse Events Associated with Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and ERCP-related Procedures.”

A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that colorectal cancer (CRC) is now the leading cause of cancer death of those below 50 years of age.

ACG and ASGE are pleased to announce that the GIQuIC Registry has again been approved as a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) for reporting to the Merit‐based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for the 2026 reporting year.

ACG, AGA, ASGE, IDSA, and NAPSGHAN join AASLD in expressing alarm over ACIP’s 8–3 vote to end the recommendation for universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth.

CMS finalized the CY2026 OPPS/ASC rule with a 2.6% payment increase, 500+ new ASC procedures (including POEM and EndoFLIP), reduced drug administration payments in off-campus sites, and removed several quality measures with extended voluntary reporting.

Despite conversion factor increase, practice expense changes and misguided ‘efficiency’ adjustments may harm GI patients

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is implementing a faster way to schedule Veteran community care appointments with a new program called External Provider Scheduling (EPS).

ASGE is monitoring the federal shutdown that began today after a lapse in appropriations. Essential functions continue, but many federal activities are curtailed with reduced staffing.