GI & Endoscopy

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Digestive Health Institute has opened a comprehensive, multidisciplinary clinic that will provide tailored treatment plans for patients dealing with digestive conditions. 

Here are eight gastroenterologists Becker's has reported on since May 8:

A study conducted by digestive healthcare company Oshi Health in partnership with a national health plan found that virtual multidisciplinary care for gastrointestinal disorders improves patient outcomes and saves a total of $10,000 per patient over a six month period. 

Pharmaceutical company Jaguar Health added Andrew Mulberg, MD, former deputy director of the division of gastroenterology and inborn errors products at the FDA, as a consultant. 

Here are seven endoscopy updates Becker's has reported on since Jan. 3:

From a celebrity colonoscopy to a major data breach, here are four colonoscopy updates from 2023. 

Medicare ASC payments for colonoscopies with lesion removals and colonoscopies and biopsies are expected to increase in 2023, according to VMG Health's "ASCs in 2022: A Year in Review" report released Jan. 26.

In November, 2018, Southlake, Texas-based management services company GI Alliance was formed through a partnership between Waud Capital Partners and Texas Digestive Disease Consultants. 

Dallas-based GI Alliance, a gastroenterology management organization, has partnered with Rocky Hill-based Connecticut GI.

The American Healthcare Documentation Professionals Group, a healthcare documentation trainer and certifier, will now offer a gastroenterology program for certified medical scribe professionals.