GI & Endoscopy

Houston-based Quentin Mease Clinic is set to receive nearly $9 million in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to open an outpatient gastroenterology lab, according to a Dec. 19 report from Community Impact. 

The American Gastroenterological Association issued a statement Dec. 20 objecting to UnitedHealthcare's advance notification program for gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures and its proposed gold card prior authorization program planned for 2024.

Here are five physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology through their use of technology, their research and other accomplishments:

Here are three major payer moves and tendencies that have drawn gastroenterologists' interest in 2023:

US Digestive Health has partnered with Washington, Pa.-based Southwest Gastroenterology Associates to expand its reach in Southwest Pennsylvania.

Here are four gastroenterologists who have died that Becker's has reported on in 2023:

With the surge in obesity and the escalating prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)—now affecting 24 percent of U.S. adults—nutritional counseling has become a critical component in managing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Substantial evidence indicates that dietary intervention and weight…

Here are 19 gastroenterology leadership moves that Becker's has reported on since 2023:

UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health affiliate Finger Lakes Gastroenterology has relocated to a new facility in Geneva, N.Y., according to a Dec. 17 report from FingerLakes1.com.

U.S. hospitals' facility fees for colonoscopy procedures covered by private health insurance are on average about 55% higher than facility fees billed by ASCs, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health…