Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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Essentia boosts GI coverage with new hire
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health, which covers North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, has hired gastroenterologist Kevin Karls, MD, at its Essentia Health-Mid Dakota Bismark (N.D) 9th Street Clinic. -
7 new GI Alliance ASCs in 2024
Gastroenterology group management company GI Alliance is holding its position as the largest network of GI providers in the U.S., with over 300 practices in its network and more than 900 affiliated providers in 2024. -
GI orgs slam CMS' 'unsustainable' proposal to cut physician pay
Two major gastroenterology organizations have criticized CMS' proposal to cut physician pay 2.8% in its physician fee schedule for 2025. -
CMS floats CRC screening policy update
Along with a 2.8% physician pay cut, CMS is floating several changes to colorectal cancer screening policy in its proposed payment system for 2025, according to a July 12 news release from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. -
The best hospitals for GI and GI surgery in 2024: US News
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was named the best hospital for gastroenterology and GI surgery in 2024 by U.S. News & World Report. -
The best decision this Hawaii gastroenterologist made this year
Becker's connected with Mel Ona, MD, chair and medical director of gastroenterology at Pali Momi Medical Center in Aiea, Hawaii, to find out what recent decision has paid off the most at his ASC. -
State-by-state breakdown of new GI centers in 2024
Here's a state-by-state breakdown of 15 new gastroenterology centers Becker's has reported on since Jan. 1. -
Mainz Biomed debuts new colorectal cancer screening test
Molecular genetics diagnostic company Mainz (Germany) Biomed has submitted an application for breakthrough device designation from the FDA for a colorectal cancer screening test. -
Sovah Health expands GI coverage with new hire
Virginia-based Sovah Health announced July 3 that gastroenterologist Kimberly Beavers, MD, will be joining its medical staff, according to WSET News. -
What leaders are saying about colonoscopies
In wake of lowering recommended age for colonoscopies from 50 to 45, increased demand for colonoscopies and rising rates of colon cancer among people younger than 55, colonoscopies have become hot topic in healthcare — regardless of care setting. -
Sanford cuts ribbon on 5-story GI facility
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has completed a five-story medical office building dedicated to digestive health, according to a July 9 report from the Argus Leader. -
Healthcare billionaire's net worth shoots up following Eli Lilly GI acquisition
Healthcare billionaire Timothy Springer, PhD, a founding investor in Moderna and a professor of biochemistry at Boston-based Harvard Medical School, is about to see nine-digit growth of his net worth thanks to a new acquisition from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly. -
Eli Lilly strengthens GI focus through $3.2B acquisition
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly plans to acquire Morphic, a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in treating gastroenterology patients, for $3.2 billion. -
2 medtech companies partner on AI-assisted colonoscopy platform
Medtech company Insign Medical Technology and artificial intelligence company AAEON have partnered to develop an AI-assisted endoscopy system. -
Family physician-performed colonoscopies on the decline
The rate of colonoscopies performed by family physicians decreased between 2016 and 2021, according to a 2024 study published in the Journal of Rural Health. -
Texas Digestive Disease Consultants expands GI program
Sunnyvale-based Texas Digestive Disease Consultants has added gastrointestinal disease specialist Charles McDaniel, MD. -
Patients paying for colonoscopy prep unnecessarily: Study
Many patients are still paying out of pocket for colonoscopy bowel prep despite a federal law stating it should be covered by insurance, according to a study led by Eric Shah, MD, at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan. -
Unlocking gastroenterology procedure growth at ASCs
Gastroenterology procedures make up 10 of the 25 most common procedures performed at ASCs, and leaders continue to look to these procedures to facilitate growth. -
3 gastroenterologist lawsuits in 1 year
Here are three legal battles involving gastroenterologists that Becker's has reported on in the last year: -
The most impactful recent change at Intermountain gastroenterology
Becker's connected with Nathan Merriman, MD, medical director of gastroenterology and digestive health at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health, to find out what recent change at Intermountain has had the biggest effect on his practice.
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