GI & Endoscopy

Researchers studied healthcare professionals' knowledge of medical acronyms to ascertain potential barriers in communication created between primary care physicians and gastroenterologists, according to a study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Richard J. Mailloux, MD, will be opening a new gastroenterology practice — Bellefonte Digestive Disease Center — in Bellefonte, Ky., according to a Herald-Dispatch news report.

Researchers from the Connecticut Gastroenterology Institute and other research centers suggest there may be a new "promising" treatment for patients who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome, according to a news release.

Patients are often wary and fearful of GI/endoscopic procedures because of the pain and discomfort associated with them. Ralph McKibbin, MD, FACP, medical director of Allegheny Regional Endoscopy Center in Altoona, Pa., shares how his endoscopy center evolved its practice…

Researchers assessed whether geographic factors contributed to racial and ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer screening, according to a study published by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Note: Scott Becker, JD, CPA, partner with McGuireWoods, and Anna Timmerman, JD, associate with McGuire Woods, answered the following four questions on the future of ASCs and GI under healthcare reform for EndoEconomics, a journal published by Physicians Endoscopy.

Researchers suggests patients with inflammatory bowel disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis should undergo annual colonoscopy once the diagnosis of the concomitant disease is made, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University suggest a discussion of colorectal cancer screening options could confuse patients and prevent them from undergoing screening, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Colonoscopy with polypectomy is strongly associated with reduced risk for CRC, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Results from a recent study suggest several factors, including the rate of endoscopy completion, could be associated with a lowered risk of colorectal cancer diagnosis later on, according to Internal Medicine News.