West Long Branch, N.J.-based Allied Digestive Health has selected Athenahealth to provide its cloud-based revenue cycle management services, Athenahealth said Dec. 1.
GI & Endoscopy
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Artificial intelligence has a growing presence in gastroenterology — from Medtronic's first AI system for colonoscopies to Iterative Scopes securing $30 million in funding to develop its AI-powered gastroenterology technology.
The Novant Health Brunswick Endoscopy Center in Supply, N.C., was recognized by Leapfrog Group Nov. 30 for excellence in patient care.
The American College of Gastroenterology published an update to the association's 2013 clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease online in The American Journal of Gastroenterology on Nov. 22.
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One GI is partnering with ChronWell to deploy the digital health company's therapeutic weight management products, One GI said Nov. 30.
Marlborough, Mass.-based Hologic closed a $160 million purchase of Louisville, Colo.-based devicemaker Bolder Surgical, according to a Nov. 30 news release.
Florida Digestive Health Specialists will welcome Abdelhai Abdelqader, MD, to its Sarasota location Dec. 1 to expand its third-space endoscopy program, according to a press release emailed to Becker's Nov. 30.
Virtual Incision recently completed a $46 million series C funding round, which it will use to support its MIRA Surgical Platform, the Lincoln, Neb.-based company said Nov. 30.
Medtronic received a Health Canada license for GI Genius, its artificial intelligence endoscopy system, the company said Nov. 30.