Tacoma, Wash.-based Washington Gastroenterology has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from a 2024 data breach, according to an Oct. 14 report from Claim Depot. In March 2025, the practice discovered that certain data was…
GI & Endoscopy
Nearly 1 in 3 outpatient endoscopies at Cleveland Clinic’s academic center are canceled at the last minute or end as no-shows. Data from academic endoscopy units shows how to bring that number down. In a retrospective study of more than…
Researchers at Weston, Fla.-based Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital found that states that expanded Medicaid saw a smaller rise in inflammatory bowel disease-related mortality than states that did not. The difference was not statistically significant. The team presented the findings at…
Costas Kefalas, MD, has been elected as president of the American College of Gastroenterology for the 2026-27 term. As president, Dr. Kefalas will direct the organization’s programs, including continuing medical education, activities involving national and state medical affairs, health policy…
Gastroenterology practices lose more on second procedures performed in the same visit than any other specialty, according to Jiro Health’s Gastroenterology Practice Economics Benchmark 2026, released Oct. 14. The Austin, Texas-based company found that 20.7% of paid GI second procedures…
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San Diego-based Euclid Endoscopy Center has been acquired by Nashville, Tenn.-based Amsurg, according to an Oct. 13 news release shared with Becker’s. The gastroenterology-focused ASC operates locations in San Diego and El Cajon, Calif., with three procedure rooms and five…
Atlanta-based CRH Anesthesia, a subsidiary of CRH Medical Corp., has acquired a majority interest in Southern Colorado Anesthesia Associates, which provides anesthesia for GI procedures in the Colorado Springs market, according to an Oct. 6 news release. The deal creates…
Miami-based Gastro Health has named Maria Abreu, MD, its senior vice president of inflammatory bowel disease clinical care and innovation. The national digestive and liver health medical group announced the appointment Oct. 9. Dr. Abreu will start seeing patients in…
From new gastroenterology practices and specialty partnerships to workforce research, here are five gastroenterologists in recent Becker’s headlines: 1. Washington, D.C.-based Gazuntite, a specialist referral platform, added Anchorage, Alaska-based Pioneer GI Clinic to its network. In addition, Ajay Pabby, MD,…
Private equity and corporate buyers have turned gastroenterology into one of the most consolidated specialties in outpatient care. Here are five of the largest GI groups to know: 1. GI Alliance Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance is one of the nation’s…