GI & Endoscopy

While gastroenterologists, like many medical specialists, face daily frustrations, including low budgets, insufficient staffing and insurance fights, there are many perks to the job as well. 

Practicing gastroenterology offers a healthy mix of patient care and research, making it an alluring option for many. 

There are 15,678 active gastroenterologists in the country, according to the Association of American Medical College's "2022 Physician Specialty Data Report."

United Digestive recently partnered with private equity firm Kohlberg & Company, ending its partnership with Frazier Healthcare Partners, who created the platform in tandem with Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates in 2018.

St. Luke's Carbon Campus in Weissport East, Pa., which is part of Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke's University Health Network, now offers Medtronic's artificial intelligence-assisted polyp detection device GI Genius, tnonline.com reported April 4.

Boston Scientific has closed on its $615 million acquisition of gastroenterology device company Apollo Endosurgery.

Here are three key moves in the gastroenterology industry that Becker's has reported on since March 1: 

Here are 10 moves from major gastroenterology groups that Becker's has reported in the first quarter of 2023:

United Digestive has partnered with private equity firm Kohlberg & Company.

Sage Transparency, a healthcare transparency database from the Employee's Forum of Indiana, has named the ASCs charging the highest percentage above Medicare payments to commercial insurers in every state based on the facility's Medicare reimbursement rate.