Gastroenterology practices acquired by private equity raised colonoscopy prices after the deals closed but showed no measurable change in quality, according to a study cited in a new American College of Gastroenterology workforce report. The report, from ACG’s Workforce of…
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Gastroenterology practices are struggling to secure anesthesia coverage for endoscopy, and a new American College of Gastroenterology task force report points to staffing, cost and training gaps behind the strain. The report comes from ACG’s Workforce of the Future Task…
A gastroenterologist in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., has agreed to pay $300,000 to resolve Controlled Substances Act allegations that he unlawfully prescribed opioids. The Justice Department alleged that between June 15, 2023, and March 7, 2025, Twan Phanijphand, MD, unlawfully…
Dozens of patients have filed lawsuits alleging that GLP-1 medications made by Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, including Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro, caused a rare form of sudden vision loss called nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, ABC…
Silver Spring, Md.-based Gastro Center of Maryland has added several new physicians to its clinical team, continuing a stretch of growth that spans 11 Maryland locations. The additions strengthen coverage across GCM’s network of offices and on-site endoscopy centers, according…
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Dublin, Ohio-based Cardinal Health sees room to keep buying up independent GI and urology practices, with 80% to 90% of physicians in those specialties still unaffiliated with a management services organization, CEO Jason Hollar said during a September appearance at…
Gastroenterology & Hepatology of Central New York has notified individuals whose information may have been impacted in a data security incident. On or about March 6, 2026, Gastroenterology & Hepatology of Central New York experienced a data security incident with…
AI-powered detection tools have become one of the most closely watched additions to the endoscopy suite, promising to catch precancerous polyps that even experienced endoscopists might miss. But a wave of new research is complicating that promise, raising questions about…
Boston Children’s Hospital was ranked as the top pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery hospital in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings, published Sept. 15, evaluated 91 hospitals in pediatric gastroenterology based on patient outcomes including liver…
A single colonoscopy can generate more than one bill: a procedure claim, a sedation claim, and sometimes a separate anesthesia claim, plus a facility claim when the case is done at an ASC. Gastroenterology practices are also navigating anesthesia staffing…