Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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Top 5 best paying cities for gastroenterologists
Dayton, Ohio, is the best paying city for gastroenterologists of any experience level regardless of practice setting, paying an average salary of $510,925, according to the Medscape Salary Explorer. -
Cleveland Clinic GI department establishes pancreatic care center
Cleveland Clinic's Weston (Fla.) department of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition — part of its digestive disease center — has established a center for pancreatic care, according to a March 9 report from South Florida Hospital News. -
How the gastroenterology gender gap has changed since 2010
Since 2010, over half of practicing gastroenterologists in the U.S. have been women, according to data from career website Zippia. -
Oshi Health appoints new CFO, CCO
Gastrointestinal health company Oshi Health has appointed two digital health veterans, Randy Forman and Ryan Powers, as its chief commercial officer and chief financial officer. -
15 medications most frequently prescribed by gastroenterologists
Nearly 1.9 million Americans received prescriptions for the proton-pump inhibitor omeprazole, the most frequently prescribed gastroenterology medication in 2021, according to 2022 data from Definitive Healthcare. -
52,550 people expected to die from colorectal cancer in 2023: 7 notes
Colorectal cancer is expected to cause about 52,550 deaths in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. -
7 gastroenterology tech updates to know
Here are seven gastroenterology technology updates Becker's has reported on since Feb. 21: -
AMSURG surpassed 1M colonoscopies in 2022
AMSURG completed more than 1 million colonoscopies in 2022, the ASC chain said March 6. -
3 medical device, research companies team up to improve IBD scoring with AI
Healthcare research and technology company Clario, gastroenterology consultant GI Reviewers, and medical artificial intelligence technology developer RSIP Vision have teamed up to create an AI-based scoring system for inflammatory bowel disease. -
Incidental Finding of Opioid-Induced Constipation (OIC) Prior to a Colonoscopy: How One Gastroenterologist is Identifying OIC Patients
Dr. Conar Fitton, Board Certified Gastroenterology Specialist in New Orleans, LA, paid consultant of Salix Pharmaceuticals -
Payers may unintentionally be driving independent gastroenterologists to hospitals
Though payers have been trying to push more procedures out of hospitals, low reimbursements have the potential to cause these efforts to backfire by pushing independent physicians, including gastroenterologists, to migrate to hospital settings. -
Digestive and Liver Health Specialists expands in Tennessee
Nashville, Tenn.-based gastroenterology practice Digestive and Liver Health Specialists is expanding in the region, adding a fourth location in Clarksville, Tenn. Currently, the practice serves patients in Nashville, Smyrna and Hendersonville. -
US Digestive Health unveils expanded office
The nation's third-largest gastroenterology practice, U.S. Digestive Health, has moved to an expanded office space in Broomall, Pa. -
Top 10 gastroenterology hospitals in the world for 2023: Newsweek
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was named the best hospital for gastroenterology in the world in 2023 by Newsweek. -
ASCs should prepare for a drop in this procedure's volume
As gastroenterology technology develops, some healthcare leaders are concerned about how the updates will affect procedure volume. -
Iterative Health, Florida Research Institute strike partnership
Iterative Health has partnered with the Florida Research Institute to bring its artificial intelligence-powered recruitment technology to Florida to give patients access to clinical trials, according to a Feb. 28 press release sent to Becker's. -
GI clinical health registry partners with Health Catalyst
The GI Quality Improvement Consortium, a partnership between the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, is moving to a new technology platform powered by data provider Health Catalyst. -
UnitedHealthcare changes prior authorization requirements for GI care
UnitedHealthcare, an insurer of approximately 45 million people worldwide, has announced changes to its prior authorization rules for gastroenterology care that will take effect June 1. -
Capital Digestive Care taps lab medical director
Silver Spring, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care named David Heydt, MD, medical director of Capital Digestive Care Laboratory effective March 1. -
University Gastroenterology expands outpatient infusion center
Providence, R.I.-based University Gastroenterology has opened its expanded infusion center, which will provide GI and non-GI care to patients in an outpatient setting, according to a Feb. 28 press release sent to Becker's.
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