ASGE Recommends Widening Scope for GI Screenings

I'm not sure how this will affect insurance carriers.

via AAPC News by renee on 6/11/10

New guidelines from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) back the American College of Gastroenterology's recently updated practice guidelines for colorectal cancer screening in African Americans beginning at age 45. Other minority groups, such as Hispanics and Native Americans, also are recommended for early detection. "… every effort should be made to increase the availability of screening tests" in these groups, [...]