Colonoscopy accounts for 13.4% of all ASC procedure volume nationally, making it one of the most consequential lines in an ASC’s Medicare revenue. CMS’ proposed 2027 payment rules would trim what Medicare pays for the procedure on both the facility…
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Blood-based colorectal cancer screening is scaling fast, and a second FDA-approved test launched Sept. 30. For GI ASCs, the question is whether those tests feed colonoscopy volume or replace it. The market is growing Guardant Health performed about 66,000 Shield…
The American College of Gastroenterology has named the winners of its nine awards for 2026 during its award ceremony on Oct. 10. Here are the ACG’s award winners for 2026:
Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System has named Moo Cho, MD, as medical director of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition for Valley Medical Group. In the role, Dr. Cho will provide clinical and administrative leadership for the health system’s pediatric gastroenterology,…
GI practices are scaling up as payment pressure mounts. Medicare physician payments for colonoscopies and EGDs fell more than 22% in inflation-adjusted terms from 2018 to 2023, according to a 2024 American Journal of Gastroenterology report. Meanwhile, 76% of gastroenterologists…
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Mayo Clinic Health System added about 150 colonoscopies a month in Eau Claire, Wis., by moving appropriate patients from anesthesia care to nurse-administered conscious sedation. The change started with a staffing problem. “We had a massive shortage of CRNAs post-COVID,”…
A proposed CMS pathway could get breakthrough devices Medicare coverage within 60 to 90 days of FDA authorization. However, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American College of Gastroenterology say gaps remain for gastrointestinal technology, according to recent…
Gastroenterologists are now offered the highest average starting salary of any physician at $654,000, surpassing orthopedic surgeons, who had led the rankings for four consecutive years. Average starting salaries offered to orthopedic surgeons fell 12% year over year to $507,000,…
The highest-paid gastroenterologist in San Francisco earns $878,000 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. The average salary for gastroenterologists across the country is $530,000, according to a report from Medscape. Here is what the five highest-paid gastroenterologists in…
Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System has established a graduate medical education fellowship program in gastroenterology. The health system is launching the program in partnership with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, according to an Oct. 15 news release…