Lucas Buchanan, DO, has joined Maury Regional Medical Group Mid-South Gastroenterology in Columbia, Tenn. Dr. Buchanan specializes in diagnosing and treating digestive disorders and performing procedures such as colonoscopy, upper endoscopy and sigmoidoscopy. He joins a team of gastroenterology specialists…
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Gastroenterology reimbursement faces new headwinds, with payer and federal policy shifts that could cut pay for gastroenterologists and GI ASCs in 2025 and beyond. The changes span Medicare, commercial plans and state-level proposals, targeting conversion-factor cuts, site-neutral reform, bundled payments…
The share of patients starting GLP-1 weight-loss drugs after bariatric surgery has climbed sharply in recent years, according to a large retrospective cohort study published Aug.27 in JAMA Surgery. Among more than 113,000 adults who underwent bariatric surgery, 14% initiated…
A ransomware group known as Sinobi has claimed responsibility for the Aug. 20 hack of Pittsburgh Gastroenterology Associates . The group said it accessed the organization’s internal systems and obtained sensitive patient data, according to a Sept. 3 report by…
Artificial intelligence matched and in some cases outperformed gastroenterologists in assessing Crohn’s disease during endoscopy, according to a study published Aug. 18 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Researchers at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan developed an AI model that spotted…
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Former gastroenterologist Zhi Alan Cheng, MD, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to seven sexual abuse charges, according to an Aug. 28 news release from Queens County. What happened?
The rapid rise in GLP-1 prescriptions is reshaping obesity and metabolic disease management, but gastrointestinal specialists say the drugs also raise long-term questions for the field. Five gastroenterologists recently connected with Becker’s to share their biggest concerns. Editor’s note: Responses…
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health opened its first freestanding endoscopy center in Utah at Alta View Hospital in Sandy, with two additional centers planned near Riverton Hospital and Ogden-based McKay-Dee Hospital, also in Utah. The system also operates three freestanding…
The American Gastroenterological Association is partnering with Latica, a healthcare data company, to launch a real-world evidence study evaluating living clinical guidelines for ulcerative colitis, according to an Aug.26 report by Bioengineer.org. The initiative will use AI and natural language…
Here are five gastroenterology controversies Becker’s has reported on in the last five months: 1. In April, the National Institutes of Health withdrew renewal grant applications for the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers. Patient advocacy organizations, including the American…