GI & Endoscopy

Here are eight things about ASC-based colonoscopies that leaders should know:

Silver Spring, Md.-based Capital Digestive Care, the largest private GI practice in the Mid-Atlantic, has launched LGI-Flag, an AI-driven algorithm used to flag individuals at risk for lower GI disorders that warrant further evaluation.

Digestive health, liver, obesity and GI cancer specialists with Mercy Health Services/Mercy Medical Center will begin seeing patients in collaboration with Frederick (Md.) Gastroenterology Associates. 

Peterborough, N.H.-based Monadnock Community Hospital opened its first gastroenterology department, according to a March 11 report from The Keene Sentinel. 

A Sanford Health location in Fargo, N.D., has added Medtronic's GI Genius for artificial intelligence-assisted colonoscopies, Valley News Live reported March 11.

Here are five gastroenterology groups that have made headlines recently:

Gastroenterology has seen massive consolidation as management service organizations and groups grow. 

McAllen, Texas, is the most overweight and obese city in the U.S., according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Here are four states where gastroenterology groups are expanding their footprint in 2024 so far:

Over half (55%) of gastroenterologists would take a cut in their annual salaries to be able to maintain a better work-life balance, according to Medscape's 2024 "Gastroenterologist Lifestyle and Happiness Report," published March 8.