CMS' procedure price look-up tool allows users to compare average pay for several procedures in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health named Aasma Shaukat, MD, as director of outcomes research in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology, the system said Aug. 23.

Colonoscopy backlogs could take "years to recover from," according to the CFO of Minneapolis-based MNGI Digestive Health. 

Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance has more than 500 locations and more than 600 physicians.  

Arizona-based Yuma Regional Medical Center is investing $5.2 million in a Palisade Bio post-gastrointestinal surgery drug, the biopharmaceutical company said Aug. 20.

HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood is adding endoscopy suites and outpatient rooms in a $42 million expansion. 

From Florida to Chicago, here are four recent moves in gastroenterology:

Iterative Scopes bagged $30 million in series A funding to develop its artificial intelligence-powered gastroenterology and drug development technology, according to BioWorld. The startup landed investments from Obvious Ventures, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson Innovation-JJDC, and venture capital firms Breyer Capital and Seae Ventures.

Medical device company Aspero Medical obtained a patent for its Pillar Technology, which improves the anchoring of medical devices inside the body.

University of Chicago Medicine named Uzma Siddiqui, MD, the director of its Center for Endoscopic Research and Therapeutics, according to the university. 

David Silvernale, the CFO of Minneapolis-based MNGI Digestive Health, spoke with Becker's ASC Review on his company's plan for new endoscopy centers and adjusting to colonoscopy backlogs.

UnityPoint Clinic - Fort Dodge (Iowa) on Aug. 12 inked a new partnership that will expand gastroenterology services in the region, according to The Messenger.

Seattle-based Regence BlueShield is expanding its Episodes of Care value-based care program to include gastroenterology services.

David Weinberg, MD, was named one of the new editors-in-chief of American Gastroenterological Association's journal, Gastroenterology, Fox Chase Cancer Center announced Aug. 6. 

Two years after joining Brandenton, Fla.-based Florida Digestive Health Specialists, Marc Bernstein, MD, has been made partner at the organization, Sarasota magazine reported Aug. 10.

The World Gastroenterology Organisation recently released new guidance for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori, a stomach bacteria.

Surgery Partners has entered a deal with Long Island, N.Y.-based Meadowbrook Endoscopy Center, according to The Bloom Organization, which represented the endoscopy center in the transaction. 

Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., is being sued by a gastroenterologist who alleges that he was terminated in August 2020 after seeking mental healthcare and complaining about the hospital's COVID-19 protocols, the Argus Leader reports.

A group of Google researchers has developed a potential new solution to detecting colorectal polyps using machine learning, according to an Aug. 6 Marktechpost article.

California is leading with the most hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's 2021-22 rankings for best hospitals for gastroenterology and GI surgery.