Patsy Newitt

NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn opened a medical group multispecialty office in Brooklyn, N.Y., the group said in a Sept. 30 email. 

Independence Blue Cross and Exton, Pa.-based US Digestive Health signed a five-year agreement, the company said in a Sept. 30 email. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health is developing a specialized gastrointestinal diagnostic and treatment program, the health system said Sept. 30. 

Marietta (Ohio) Memorial Hospital is reportedly the first in the U.S. to fully convert to single-use duodenoscopes for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures, News and Sentinel reported Sept. 30.

The US gastroenterology ASC market is expected to reach $10.8 billion by 2026, according to a Sept. 30 report by consulting firm Grand View Research. 

Montecito Medical acquired a medical office building housing a surgery center in Arlington, Texas, the company said Sept. 30.

Here are eight joint-venture ASCs opened or announced in the past 90 days:

Almost 20 percent of physicians ages 40-69 still have student loan debt, according to the Medscape Young Physician Compensation Report 2021.

Artificial intelligence is known by some gastroenterology leaders as the "biggest disrupter" of the industry — aiding GIs in identifying colon polyps and more. 

Eric Evans has been the CEO and director of Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners since January 2020.