As healthcare giants like Optum move to acquire gastroenterology groups, the landscape of GI care is rapidly evolving. Benjamin Levy III, MD, a gastroenterologist at University of Chicago Medicine, joined Becker’s to discuss how consolidation is reshaping practice operations. Question:…
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Medical technology company PAVmed has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with Durham, N.C.-based Duke University to license a multimodality endoscopic probe designed to detect and treat advanced esophageal precancer. The device combines angle-resolved low coherence interferometry with optical coherence…
Athens, Ga.-based St. Mary’s Medical Group is opening St. Mary’s Gastroenterology Associates with gastroenterologist Lance McLeroy, MD, Sept. 15. Dr. McLeroy previously practiced at Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health. He completed his residency and fellowship at the Medical University of South…
Colorectal cancer rates are rising, especially among younger adults, creating new demand and financial pressures for ASCs. Here are five things to know: 1. Early-onset CRC is fueling procedure growth. CRC cases are increasing sharply in adults under 50. Diagnoses…
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…
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?