ASCs are seeing a surge in colonoscopy demand as CRC rates rise, especially among adults under 50. Updated screening guidelines that lowered the recommended starting age from 50 to 45 have added millions of newly eligible patients, driving a steady…
GI & Endoscopy
As colonoscopy demand rises, driven in part by more diagnostic referrals for patients under 55, GI leaders are also seeing patients trend older and more medically complex. Omar Khokhar, MD, a gastroenterologist and managing partner at Illinois GastroHealth in Bloomington,…
Many independent specialty groups are heading into 2026 under mounting margin pressure. Dr. Geogy Vennikandam, chief operating officer of GI Partners of Illinois, said his organization is responding by treating margin compression as an operational problem that can be engineered…
Medical device company and surgical equipment manufacturer ConMed plans to exit its gastroenterology product lines. ConMed’s gastroenterology segment is projected to generate about $90 million in revenue in 2025, according to a Dec. 5 news release from the company. By…
Gastroenterologists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine have developed a large language model for surveillance colonoscopy intervals. Manual processes for applying guidelines can have wide variability and inconsistencies,…
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Here are three major GI groups leading gastroenterology practice acquisitions and ASC growth: GI Alliance Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance is one of the nation’s largest gastroenterology platforms, with more than 1,000 physicians across 400-plus sites in 20 states. The group…
Here are 10 important stats on GI pay, reimbursements and compensation that specialists should know heading into 2026:
New Bern, N.C.-based CarolinaEast Health System has begun offering truFreeze spray cryotherapy for selected gastrointestinal conditions. The cryotherapy system, developed by Steris, enables targeted ablation of dysplasia and lesions in the GI tract by delivering liquid nitrogen through a catheter,…
Swan EndoSurgical, a developer of GI robots, has appointed Erik Todd as CEO. Mr. Todd joins the company after more than 25 years of leadership at Stryker. He most recently served as vice president and general manager of the robotics…
The Gastro Center of Maryland has announced plans to add two new locations to its statewide reach of services. According to a Dec. 1 new release, GCM will expand into Bethesda and Silver Spring. GCM already operates practices across the…