P. Marco Fisichella, MD, of Loyola University Health System in Chicago is treating patients with conditions such as diverticulitis using a laparoscopic surgery technique, which can help patients recover faster, experience less pain and has a lower risk of infection,…
GI & Endoscopy
Atlantic Gastroenterology Associates in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after it was ordered to pay a former physician $8.7 million for breach of contract violations, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic…
The GI Diagnostic Center, a joint venture between St. Vincent Healthcare and Billings Gastrointestinal Associates, is scheduled to open in Billings, Mont., according to a report in the Billings Gazette.
In an effort to encourage more patients to receive their routine screenings for colorectal cancer, Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass., has instituted a new program making it easier for patients to schedule appointments at the hospital, according to a…
Several ambulatory endoscopy suites have been cited for failure to meet new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' requirements for history and physicals prior to procedures, which has prompted the American Gastroenterological Association to investigate the citations, according to an…
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Greensboro, N.C.-based NeuIsys Imaging System Solutions, a provider of state-of-the-art CT and MR imaging systems to physician practices, has entered into agreements with three gastroenterology (GI) practices have to plan, install and service the recently FDA-approved NeuViz 16 Multi-Slice Computed…
The INSERM research group at the Institute of Research against Digestive Cancer used a new, in vivo microscopic imaging technology to develop a technique that may help improve outcomes of surgery to remove pancreatic cancer, according to a news release…