Scotland Surgical & GI, part of Laurinburg, N.C.-based Scotland Health, is relocating into a new facility, according to an Aug. 28 report from The Laurinburg Exchange. Outpatient Endoscopy Services will join the physician practice at the new center, creating a…
GI & Endoscopy
A significant driver of the ASC markets’ growth in the last year is patient preference — including in specialty-specific practices like endoscopy centers. ASCs often present a more affordable, convenient and comfortable alternative to hospitals for outpatient procedures — and…
ASCs focused on gastroenterology and endoscopy are navigating two forces pulling in opposite directions. Recruiting physician partners has become one of the toughest operational challenges centers face. A VMG Health survey found that 61 ASCs named physician recruitment their top…
Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Metamor Institute found that extreme obesity does not preclude bariatric surgery, according to a study published Aug. 24 in Obesity. Here are five things to know: 1. Researchers headed by Vance Albaugh, MD, analyzed 1,262,454 bariatric…
As private equity-backed groups, hospitals and ASCs all bid for the same thin pipeline of gastroenterologists, recruiting one has become one of healthcare’s longest and most expensive physician searches. Gastroenterology openings now sit unfilled for a median of 186 days,…
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Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corp. is facing a lawsuit from a Texas hospital employee who says she suffered severe hearing damage when a company representative’s endoscope demonstration ended in an explosion. Elizabeth Morell was on staff at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital-Plano…
About two-thirds of gastroenterologists reported no change in overall happiness year-over-year, according to a new report from Medscape. The report, “Following Their Own Advice? Medscape Gastroenterologist Mental Health & Well-Being Report 2026,” published Aug. 21, surveyed 5,159 full-time physicians practicing…
When Vijay Bachani, MD, built New York Bariatric Group’s ASC platform, bariatrics was the business. Two years later, it isn’t. “We built our ASC platform on bariatrics. GLP-1s changed that in about two years, faster than anyone’s strategic plan accounted…
As colorectal cancer incidence grows among younger adults and patients have more screening options than ever before, insurance coverage may not be keeping up. Adults younger than 65 account for 45% of all newly diagnosed colorectal cancer cases in the…
As GLP-1 use for weight loss becomes more common, prior treatment with the drugs is increasingly common in patients who go on to have bariatric surgery — but research has been limited on whether that prior use changes how much…