GI & Endoscopy

Independence Blue Cross and the Colorectal Cancer Alliance launched a cancer screening and prevention program addressing health equity.

Atlanta-based United Digestive and Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance have both recently named executives. 

Private equity is thriving in gastroenterology, with several equity-backed management groups taking over the market. 

A Colorado physician has noticed at-home colon cancer screening becoming more common at his practice, Fox affiliate KDVR reported April 27.

Miami-based Gastro Health is one of the largest and fastest growing gastroenterology groups in the industry, with a portfolio of more than 343 physicians and 140 locations in Alabama, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Virginia, and Washington. 

Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System opened a $35.7 million gastrointestinal specialty center, 44News reported April 26.

The use of artificial intelligence detection tools has the potential to save the U.S. millions of dollars annually, according to a study published in The Lancet Digital Health.

Cincinnati GI's surgery center, Anderson Endoscopy in Cincinnati, has treated more than 10,000 patients in one year, according to an April 27 news release shared with Becker's.

Rising labor and supply costs paired with declining reimbursements are making colonoscopy unattractive for many gastroenterologists, drawing concern from many amid a rise of advanced stage colorectal cancer. 

Gurnee-based Illinois Gastroenterology Group was hit with a network breach in October, the company said April 22.