17 Texas Digestive Disease Consultants physicians awarded Best Doctor honors | Los Angeles hospital to close, lay off 638 employees | Inner damage to endoscopes could jeopardize cleanliness & more: 5 most-read GI stories | GI physicians concerned over patients mixing polyethylene glycol, sports drinks for bowel prep

October 24, 2017

Today's Top Stories

1. Inner damage to endoscopes could jeopardize cleanliness & more: 5 most-read GI stories Full story

2. Los Angeles hospital to close, lay off 638 employees Full story

3. GI physicians concerned over patients mixing polyethylene glycol, sports drinks for bowel prep Full story

4. Whitepaper: The key to a connected future: How to break down silos and promote a culture of interoperability . To learn more and download, click here.

5. 17 Texas Digestive Disease Consultants physicians awarded Best Doctor honors Full story

6. GI leader to know: Dr. Kenneth Brown Full story

7. Whitepaper: Taking Systemness to the Next Level: Savvy Health Systems Focus on the Basics to Acieve Higher Goals. Download today!

8. Hamilton Health Care System recognizes 9 employees - 3 insights Full story

9. 72 CEOs to speak at Becker's CEO + CFO Roundtable November 13-15, 2017. Registration sold out! | 12 great keynotes at Becker's Hospital Review 9th Annual Meeting. Click here to register.

For exhibiting and sponsoring opportunities at these events, please email Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.

10. Former executive of Cleveland Clinic spinoff charged in $2.8M fraud scheme Full story

11. 4 insights on NASH Global Health Observatory from GI physicians, specialists fighting nonalcoholic steatohepatitis Full story

12. Webinar: Out-of-network reimbursements remain a viable option for providers, but many facilities struggle because they are unfamiliar with some of the intricacies required to successfully run an operation with this payment model. Register today!

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