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Management services organization GI Alliance has continued to grow nationwide, achieving an active network of more than 300 practice affiliates and 900 providers. 

Gastroenterology supergroup United Digestive has partnered with OMNY Health, a provider of healthcare data and insights. 

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Gastroenterologist Bhavin Patel, MD, has joined Bedford-based Digestive Health Associates of Texas, an affiliate of management organization GI Alliance. 

Gastroenterologist Dushyant Singh, MD, has joined the care team at Tulsa, Okla.-based Adult Gastroenterology Associates, an affiliate of management organization GI Alliance. 

ASCs are continuing to look to gastroenterology for growth — GI procedures make up 10 of the 25 most common procedures performed at ASCs. 

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Arlington Heights-based GI Alliance of Illinois, which is affiliated with management services organization GI Alliance, has relocated to a new clinic. 

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Sansum Clinic, now part of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, has added gastroenterologist Mick Meiselman, MD, to its team, according to an April 16 report from the Santa Barbara Independent.

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McLaren Greater Lansing (Mich.), an affiliate of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, has partnered with Lansing-based Digestive Health Institute. 

An ASC specializing in gastroenterology, colon-rectal procedures and pain management has opened in Metairie, La. 

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Athens, Ga.-based oncology practice University Cancer & Blood Center and multidisciplinary practice University Health Alliance have partnered to open a high-risk gastroenterology clinic. 

Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health has opened two digestive health facilities in Peoria, Ill.: Carle Health Endoscopy Center Peoria and the Carle Health Gastroenterology Peoria, according to an April 11 report from CBS affiliate WMBD. 

Neal Patel, MD, was promoted to CEO of United Digestive in April, and he has his eye on growth in 2024.

Medtronic has entered into a new partnership with specialty-focused EHR company ModMed to enhance documentation of its GI Genius polyp detection tool. 

Phoenix-based Arizona Digestive Health has opened a new gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in Tucson, Ariz.

The costs and reimbursements associated with gastroenterology procedures are not keeping up with the increase in patient diagnoses.