Here are five of the most-read gastroenterology articles on Becker's ASC Review this week:  By Rachel Popa - 5/23/19

Here are four updates from gastroenterology companies this past week:  By Eric Oliver - 5/22/19

Gastroenterologists are more prone to burnout than other physicians, according to Joseph C. Anderson, MD, of the Hanover, N.H.-based Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine. Dr. Anderson and Carol A. Burke, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic spoke at the American Gastroenterological Association's symposium on physician burnout earlier this month.  By Rachel Popa - 5/22/19

Expanding Medicaid led to higher colorectal cancer screening rates, according to a study published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine.    By Eric Oliver - 5/22/19

Bhavna Balar, MD, is chief of gastroenterology at New York City's Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center.  By Rachel Popa - 5/22/19

Community Health Systems began construction on a medical office building and ASC in Mooresville, N.C.  By Angie Stewart - 5/22/19

Virginia Health Information released its 2019 Healthcare Pricing Transparency report offering an array of insights into endoscopy procedure costs at ASCs, hospital outpatient departments and physician office suites.  By Eric Oliver - 5/21/19

Here are 10 GI-focused ASCs opened or announced in the first quarter of 2019:  By Rachel Popa - 5/21/19

Hashem El-Serag, MD, began his term as president of the American Gastroenterological Association May 21.  By Rachel Popa - 5/21/19

Eamonn Quigley, MD, past president of the Amercian College of Gastroenterology, is head of the gastroenterology and hepatology division at Houston Methodist Hospital.  By Rachel Popa - 5/20/19

Texarkana (Texas) Gastroenterology Consultants recently opened an ambulatory infusion center to cater to inflammatory bowel disease patients' needs, the Texarkana Gazette reports.  By Eric Oliver - 5/20/19

A phase 1 clinical trial found that Landos Biopharma's Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis treatment, BT-11, was well-tolerated with no dose-limiting toxicities or detectable systemic immunosuppression.  By Eric Oliver - 5/20/19

Modernizing Medicine Gastroenterology improved its gGastro EHR through a collaboration with Change Healthcare.  By Eric Oliver - 5/17/19

  Here are the GI physicians Becker’s ASC Review featured this week:  By Rachel Popa - 5/17/19

ASCs perform elective upper and lower endoscopy on two separate days far more frequently than hospital outpatient departments do, even though the procedures could be performed on the same day, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.  By Angie Stewart - 5/17/19

Early-onset colorectal cancer incidence rates increased in several high-income countries, according to research published in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.    By Eric Oliver - 5/17/19

Cologuard can improve colorectal cancer screening rates, according to a study published in Gastroenterology.    By Eric Oliver - 5/17/19

Jonathan Buscaglia, MD, holds multiple leadership positions at Stony Brook (N.Y.) University Hospital.  By Rachel Popa - 5/16/19

Medscape's "Physician Wealth and Debt Report 2019" offers insights into the current state of physician finances.  By Eric Oliver - 5/16/19

Five healthcare facilities recently signed on to adopt Fujifilm's Eluxeo Endoscopic Visualization System, including two endoscopy centers and an ASC.  By Eric Oliver - 5/16/19