GI & Endoscopy

Beginning Jan. 1, Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts will no longer cover the use of monitored anesthesia for certain gastrointestinal patients undergoing endoscopic, bronchoscopic, or interventional pain procedures. 

United Surgical Partners International, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare's ASC chain, has seen strong growth in the gastroenterology care sector the last two quarters, according to the company's second- and third-quarter earnings calls. 

Here are five things to know about gastroenterology-focused multispecialty group Allied Digestive Health:

Mohammad Fahad Ali, MD, director of endoscopy at Oswego (N.Y.) Health, has been appointed chief of gastroenterology and hepatology and director of the Center for Gastroenterology & Metabolic Diseases at Oswego, according to a Nov. 9 report from the Central…

As gastroenterology management organizations have continued to grow in 2023, Provident has broken down four major acquisitions that occurred in 2023 in its third quarter "Mergers and Acquisitions Update" report.

Here's how many locations five of the biggest gastroenterology-focused management service organizations have:

Here are the number of physicians at five of the biggest gastroenterology-focused management service organizations: 

Raghav Bassi, MD, chief internal medicine resident at UCF-HCA Healthcare in Gainesville, Fla., has received honors for his research showing that southern U.S. states, which have the nation's highest obesity rates, also have the highest incidences of colon cancer. 

The American Gastroenterological Association has issued new guidance for patients taking the popular diabetes and weight loss medications glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists, known by brand names including Ozempic and Trulicity, prior to endoscopy. 

Greenville, S.C.-based Gastroenterology Associates closed the GI lab at its Simpsonville, S.C.-based facility on Nov. 1.