Medical data intelligence platform Lynx.MD has debuted a gastroenterology data repository that encompasses data representing more than 12 million patients, 60 million patient encounters, 100 medication records, 90 million clinical notes and 1 million colonoscopy images and notes.
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David Pierce has joined the board of medtech startup Mirai Medical as a non-executive director.
Nebraska Sen. Carol Blood proposed a bill stating that patients with insurance would not be subject to additional costs for medical services associated with a colonoscopy, such as a polyp removal, 6 News reported Jan. 17.
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, chief of gastroenterology Joan Culpepper-Morgan, MD, and CEO Georges Leconte have earned a Scopy award from the American College of Gastroenterology.
St. Petersburg-based Florida Digestive Health Specialists has added ambulatory cloud EHR eClinicalWorks' AI tools and virtual scribe Sunoh.ai to assist with patient information charting and streamlined workflows.
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Gastroenterology solutions company Biomerica has added Jack Kenny as the chairman of its board of directors.
Gastroenterology management organization GI Alliance has partnered with three practices in Rhode Island, further expanding its presence in the Northeast.
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A letter authored by 45 members of Congress, led by Rep. Debbie Dingell, has been submitted to Health and Human Services urging federal agencies to expand access to colorectal cancer screenings by ensuring surveillance colonoscopies are covered as preventive services.