Here are 10 physicians who specialize in gastroenterology:

Gastroenterology of the Rockies is the first in the state to offer colonoscopy patients treatment using an artificial intelligence system to detect colorectal polyps, the Louisville, Colo.-based practice said Oct. 21.

HHS disclosed the top eight ransomware threat actors for hospitals and the number of hospitals that have been struck between July 1 and Sept. 30. 

Fifty-seven endoscopy centers made Newsweek's ranking of "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2022."

This fall Spencer (Iowa) Hospital added the Stryker Mako robotics system to its surgery center, the Daily Reporter said Oct. 22. 

Five updates from Aetna, an insurer serving about 39 million customers nationwide, in the last 60 days:

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare reported increases in outpatient surgery cases during the third quarter ending Sept. 30. 

Leawood, Kan.-based ValueHealth is partnering with Coral Springs, Fla.-based Z Urology to build a single-specialty ASC, ValueHealth said in an Oct. 21 news release.

Healthcare providers recently spoke to Becker's about several topics, including physician ownership, CMS updates and hiring.

Seven ASC leaders spoke with Becker's on physician compensation trends they've noticed in the last year. 

In an Oct. 20 Florida House Professions and Public Health Subcommittee panel discussion, two optometrists said insufficient access to advanced eye care across the state is a major reason their profession should be allowed to do procedures traditionally reserved for ophthalmologists, according to Florida Politics.

New CDC data shows that unvaccinated people are about six times more likely to test positive for COVID-19 and 11 times more likely to die from the illness compared to people who are vaccinated. 

Clara Barton Hospital is conducting a $15 million building expansion project featuring an ASC in Hoisington, Kan., Great Bend Tribune reported Oct. 21. 

Retina Consultants of America has added Colorado Retina Associates to its network, the Southlake, Texas-based organization said Oct. 20.

Eighty-one ASCs partnered with Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates made Newsweek's ranking of "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2022."

Construction of a 5,000-square-foot full-service surgical center and 4,200-square-foot endovascular clinic has been completed in a New York City shopping center for the American Endovascular & Amputation prevention group, builder Eastman Cooke & Associates said Oct. 20.

A week after Iowa City, Iowa-based Steindler Orthopedic Clinic requested to postpone its certificate of need hearing for a new $17.9 million ASC, an opposing surgical group looks primed to sue some of its own members who are associated with Steindler, according to an Oct. 19 report from The Gazette.

Austin Chiang, MD, was named Medtronic's CMO for gastrointestinal business, the company said Oct. 21. 

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare, reported year-over-year revenue gains in the third quarter ending Sept. 30. 

A Nashville, Tenn., medical office building housing an oral and facial surgery center sold for $8 million, according to an Oct. 21 report in the Nashville Post.