Here are 12 gastroenterology updates Becker's has reported on since April 3:
1. Arlington Heights-based GI Alliance of Illinois, which is affiliated with management services organization GI Alliance, relocated to a new clinic.
2. Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Sansum Clinic, now part of Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health, added gastroenterologist Mick Meiselman, MD, to its team.
3. McLaren Greater Lansing (Mich.), an affiliate of Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care, partnered with Lansing-based Digestive Health Institute.
4. An ASC specializing in gastroenterology, colon-rectal procedures and pain management opened in Metairie, La.
5. Athens, Ga.-based oncology practice University Cancer & Blood Center and multidisciplinary practice University Health Alliance partnered to open a high-risk gastroenterology clinic.
6. Urbana, Ill.-based Carle Health opened two digestive health facilities in Peoria, Ill.: Carle Health Endoscopy Center Peoria and the Carle Health Gastroenterology Peoria.
7. Medtronic entered into a new partnership with specialty-focused EHR company ModMed to enhance documentation of its GI Genius polyp detection tool.
8. Phoenix-based Arizona Digestive Health opened a new gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in Tucson, Ariz.
9. Ambu earned FDA clearance for its aScope Gastro Large and Ambu aBox 2.
10. Bausch Health filed a patent lawsuit against Amneal Pharmaceuticals over Xifaxan.
11. Avant-Garde Health shared its Healthcare Research All-Stars 2024 list, which recognizes top physicians and hospitals across 10 specialties, including gastroenterology.
12. Twenty-three U.S. hospitals have been named in the top 1% of institutions for gastroenterology research in 2024 by Avant-Garde Health.