GI & Endoscopy

Iterative Scopes appointed GI Alliance executive Timothy Ritter, MD, to its scientific advisory board, the company said Oct. 1. 

Independence Blue Cross and Exton, Pa.-based US Digestive Health signed a five-year agreement, the company said in a Sept. 30 email. 

Orlando (Fla.) Health is developing a specialized gastrointestinal diagnostic and treatment program, the health system said Sept. 30. 

Marietta (Ohio) Memorial Hospital is reportedly the first in the U.S. to fully convert to single-use duodenoscopes for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures, News and Sentinel reported Sept. 30.

The US gastroenterology ASC market is expected to reach $10.8 billion by 2026, according to a Sept. 30 report by consulting firm Grand View Research. 

Artificial intelligence is known by some gastroenterology leaders as the "biggest disrupter" of the industry — aiding GIs in identifying colon polyps and more. 

Medical supply company Micro-Tech will distribute EvoEndo's single-use endoscopy system, the companies said Sept. 23.

The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., was named the best hospital for gastroenterology in the world by Newsweek in its "World's Best Specialized Hospitals 2022" list.

Capital Digestive Care has finalized a deal with Suffolk, Va.-based Gastrointestinal & Liver Specialists of Tidewater, the company said Sept. 28. 

New York City-based NYU Langone Health and University of Chicago Medicine have named gastroenterologists as directors.