Denver-based GI of the Rockies has partnered with Cosan, an AI-enabled care management company, to launch a Principal Care Management program for patients with complex gastrointestinal conditions, according to an April 7 news release. The program extends clinical support beyond…
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Gastroenterology continues to evolve rapidly as advances in colorectal cancer prevention, inflammatory bowel disease research, microbiome science and outpatient digestive care reshape the specialty. Across the U.S., gastroenterologists are leading breakthroughs in clinical research, patient education, quality improvement and healthcare…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai investigators identified molecular mechanisms linked to inflammation and scarring in alcohol-associated liver disease, according to two recent preclinical studies. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University published findings in Hepatology and Science Advances that examined how proteins and…
UT Health San Antonio physicians are using an AI-powered detection system during colonoscopies to help identify precancerous polyps in real time. The computer-aided detection system, known as CADe, is being used at UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center has named Richard Peek Jr., MD, co-leader of its Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Program alongside Kristen Ciombor, MD. Dr. Peek is professor of medicine and director of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition at Nashville,…
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While GLP-1s continue to dominate the conversation around weight loss and management, bariatric surgery still maintains a strong presence in the gastroenterology space. Becker’s has reported on at least X new bariatric surgery centers or surgery centers offering bariatric surgery…
Two CMS policy changes — a 2.5% efficiency adjustment to work RVUs for non-time-based services and a revision to the practice expense methodology — will cut payments to gastroenterologists for ASC and hospital-based endoscopy by $58 million, while boosting payments…
GI Partners of Illinois, the largest independent physician-led gastroenterology group in the state, has announced a strategic partnership with Nexus Healthcare Management to launch an AI-driven chronic care platform across its network, according to a May 19 news release shared…
Byron Cryer, MD, began his term May 20 as the 121st president of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute. Dr. Cryer serves as chair of internal medicine at Dallas-based Baylor University Medical Center and professor of medicine at Bryan-based Texas A&M…
Colonoscopies are booming, but the economics are getting complicated. As colorectal cancer rates climb and updated screening guidelines add millions of newly eligible patients, ASCs are racing to meet demand. But reimbursements are falling even as procedure volumes rise, forcing…