Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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CRH posts $30.5M in revenue for Q2 2019 — 6 insights
CRH Medical continues to bring in the revenue in 2019, posting $30.5 million in second quarter revenues, up from $27.3 million in the same period last year. - 8/1/19 -
Bausch Health's Salix grants nonexclusive license to Teva Pharmaceuticals, settles suit
Bausch Health subsidiary Salix Pharmaceuticals settled an intellectual property case against Teva Pharmaceuticals over Salix's ulcerative colitis drug Apriso. - 8/1/19 -
Physicians Endoscopy, Capital Digestive Care team up to create management platform
Physicians Endoscopy and Capital Digestive Care entered into a strategic partnership Aug. 1, which saw the two companies form a management platform. - 8/1/19 -
CMS' proposed rate hikes for 10 most common GI procedures
The American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy outlined how reimbursement for the top 10 GI procedures in ASCcs will change under the CMS 2020 proposed rule. - 7/31/19 -
12 GI physicians featured in July
Becker's ASC Review featured 12 GI physicians this month: - 7/31/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Spencer Dorn of University of North Carolina Health
Spencer Dorn, MD, is the vice chief of gastroenterology at Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Health. - 7/31/19 -
Exact Sciences' big week & more: 4 GI company key notes
Here are four updates from gastroenterology companies from the past week: - 7/31/19 -
6 quotes from Exact Sciences CEO Kevin Conroy on the company, Cologuard & more
Exact Sciences posted revenues of $199.9 million in the second quarter of 2019 and announced a $2.8 billion deal to acquire Genomic Health. - 7/31/19 -
Exact Sciences increases Q2 revenues 94% — 5 insights
Exact Sciences posted second-quarter 2019 revenues of $199.9 million, a 94 percent year-over-year increase. - 7/30/19 -
The state of Physicians Endoscopy — President David Young offers 6 insights
While Jamison, Pa.-based Physicians Endoscopy laid dormant for the first half of 2019, a June partnership kicked off the beginning of what could shape up to be a busy year for the gastroenterology-only ASC management company. - 7/30/19 -
'U.S. News and World Report' names the top 10 hospitals for GI
U.S. News & World Report released its 2019 Best Hospital rankings July 30. - 7/30/19 -
Gastroenterologists featured in the news this week
Becker's ASC Review reported on news including the following gastroenterologists last week: - 7/29/19 -
9 facilities adding or expanding GI services this year
Nine healthcare facilities that have added or expanded gastroenterology services in 2019: - 7/29/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Molly Dienhart of Nationwide Children's Hospital
Molly C. Dienhart, MD, is co-director of the intestinal support service at Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children's Hospital. - 7/29/19 -
Bausch Health pays down $100M in debt
Bausch Health, formerly known as Valeant Pharmaceuticals, reduced its debt further, paying down an additional $100 million in senior secured term loans through cash flow. - 7/29/19 -
Exact Sciences acquiring genomic-based diagnostic testing company in $2.8B deal — 5 insights
Exact Sciences will acquire diagnostic testing company Genomic Health in a $72 per share, $2.8 billion dollar deal, creating a globally focused cancer diagnostics company in the process. - 7/29/19 -
AGA recognizes research efforts of 17 GI fellows
The American Gastroenterological Association recognized the research work of the following 17 fellows: - 7/26/19 -
Simulation suggests blood, stool-based tests could boost CRC screening rates
A study published in American Health Drug Benefits suggested that blood and stool-based screening tests could prompt more people to get screened for colorectal cancer. - 7/26/19 -
Dr. David Bass named 'Doctor of the Decade' — 5 insights
The International Association of Top Professionals named David Bass, MD, its Doctor of the Decade and awarded him the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award. - 7/26/19 -
GI leader to know: Dr. Rohit Kohli of Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Rohit Kohli, MBBS, is the chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. - 7/25/19