Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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A home for independent GIs — Exploring One GI's plans to go from 58 providers to 140 in Q1
Memphis, Tenn.-based One GI ended 2020 with a pair of post-formation deals and has no plans of stopping as 2021 kicks off. -
Physician-owned GI group merges with Florida hospital
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches joined Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, the Town-Crier reported Jan. 14. -
Exact Sciences' $58B bet on diagnostic screening & 4 other updates from the company's busy week
Between presenting at the 39th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, acquiring an asset that boosted its precision oncology line, and presenting its preliminary fourth-quarter 2020 results, Exact Sciences had a busy week. -
Pennsylvania GI center grows to 17 physicians
Wyomissing, Pa.-based Berks Center for Digestive Health added three physicians through its partnership with Physicians Endoscopy, according to a Jan. 14 news release. -
Ohio hospital expanding GI services
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health is developing a medical complex with a 60-bed hospital and a medical office building in Mason, Ohio, local news affiliate Local 12 reported Jan. 13. -
Top GI articles — Pandemic's toll, Pinnacle Partners' 1st transaction and more
Here are the most-read GI articles during the week of Jan. 11-15: -
Former Trump physician, GI Dr. Harold Bornstein dead at 73
Harold Bornstein, MD, the former personal physician for President Donald Trump, died Jan. 8, at 73, The New York Times reported Jan. 14. -
CRC blood tests, partnerships and more — 4 GI industry notes
Here are four updates from GI companies and practices over the past week: -
Assured Healthcare Partners strikes deal with with Allied Digestive Health
Investing firm Assured Healthcare Partners partnered with West Long Branch, N.J.-based Allied Digestive Health, it announced Jan. 13. -
New blood test detects CRC advanced adenomas, study says
Freenome's novel multiomics blood test for colorectal cancer detected advanced adenomas with a 41 percent sensitivity at 90 percent specificity, according to results from its Ai-Emerge study. -
Toll of pandemic's first surge on health plan colonoscopies — 4 insights
COVID-19-related delays devastated the gastroenterology sector at the height of the initial surge. -
Children have high rates of undiagnosed celiac disease, study says
Children in Colorado had high rates of undiagnosed celiac disease, according to initial results from a mass screening program published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. -
Texas GI group could build endoscopy center, clinic in medical office building development
A developer is building a pair of medical office buildings in Leander, Texas, that could house an endoscopy center and gastroenterology clinic owned by Austin Gastroenterology, Community Impact reported Jan. 8. -
Pinnacle GI Partners makes 1st transactions a month after formation
Pinnacle GI Partners partnered with Michigan Gastroenterology Institute and Capitol Colorectal Surgery on Jan. 8, just slightly over a month after its formation. -
9 stats on gastroenterologist salary, net worth, jobs & more
Here are nine things to know about income, net worth, starting salary, payer models and jobs for gastroenterologists: -
Top-read GI articles — The future of GI, pill-based colonoscopy prep and more
Here are the most-read GI articles from Jan. 4-8: -
7 things to know about the 4 largest GI private equity platforms: Gastro Health, GI Alliance, US Digestive Health & One GI
2021 will be a banner year for private equity investment in the gastroenterology space, and it's already kicked off. -
Pill-based colonoscopy prep launches, Dr. Leandro Feo opens Florida office and more — 4 GI industry notes
Here are four updates from GI companies and practices from the past week: -
Patients with family history of CRC may be able to follow regular screening recommendations
Patients with a family history of colorectal cancer that had a negative screening colonoscopy may be able to wait 10 years for their next exam, according to a study submitted to 2020 Digestive Disease Week, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News reported Jan. 5. -
The 1st deals of 2021 — GI Alliance makes trio of base-growing transactions
Dallas-based GI Alliance made the first deals of 2021, partnering with Cleburne (Texas) Endoscopy Center, Oak Lawn, Ill.-based GI Associates of Chicago and Dallas-based Digestive Health Associates of Texas, the platform announced Jan. 5 and Jan. 6.