GI & Endoscopy

Here are the most expensive cities in the U.S. to have a colonoscopy screening, according to Healthcare Bluebook, a patient resource for finding affordable care.

One state in the U.S. has only a single endoscopy ASC, and the two states with the lowest populations sit at opposite ends of the per-capita spectrum.

Big Pharma, private equity and private payers are some of the forces Gabriel Ionescu, MD, sees as decision makers in the future of healthcare. 

Healthcare technology company Medtronic and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy have partnered to provide colorectal cancer screening technologies in low-income and underserved communities nationwide through the Medtronic Health Equity Assistance Program.

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of liver cancer, according to Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.

Gastroenterology has been characterized by consolidation and the growth of management service organizations and megagroups. 

Gastric polyps, asymptomatic lesions found in the upper gastrointestinal tract, are found in 1 percent to 3 percent of esophagogastroduodenoscopies, according to a study published Feb. 19 in BMC Gastroenterology.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based North Valley Surgery Center is kicking off a colon cancer screening program for women, the ASC's joint venture partner Sovereign Healthcare said Feb. 11.

The University of Virginia in Charlottesville renovated and expanded an outpatient procedure center for its digestive health department, construction firm Hord Coplan Macht said Feb. 17.

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. for men and women combined, according to the American Cancer Society, and a lack of screening can exacerbate the problem.