GI & Endoscopy

Colorectal cancer screening rates could be improved if health systems include a "primer message" to patients on their patient portals, a study published Feb. 4 in JAMA Network suggests.

Here are eight key updates on gastroenterology medtech in the last three months:

Tracy Belsan, market president for Jamison, Pa.-based PE GI Solutions, joined "Becker's ASC Review Podcast" to talk about the importance of independence among gastroenterologists.

Tracy Belsan, market president for Jamison, Pa.-based PE GI Solutions, joined "Becker's ASC Review Podcast" to talk about how much interest hospitals continue to have in gastroenterology ASCs and other surgery centers.

Gastroenterology platform Gastro Health has entered into its seventh state after a three-practice acquisition in Massachusetts, according to a Feb. 3 South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report article.

Medicare's price lookup tool compares cost breakdowns and patient costs for several procedures done at ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, including colonoscopies.

Gastro Health, GI Alliance and PE GI Solutions are three of the largest private equity-backed gastroenterology groups in the industry. 

Wellstar East Cobb (Ga.) Health Park opened a gastroenterology office Feb. 1, according to the Cobb County Courier.

Here are 10 physicians who specialize in gastroenterology to know:

Researchers at NYU Langone Health in New York City hope their work shows that identifying risk for colorectal cancer does not have to be a guessing game.