GI & Endoscopy

Audax Private Equity could sell Miami-based Gastro Health in 2021 after nearly five years of ownership, according to a PE Hub report. 

Physicians Thrive released its "Physician Compensation Report 2020," providing an array of salary information.

The U.S. Office of Special Counsel revealed more details of an incident when the Department of Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System allegedly collected liver tissue from patients without their consent.

A Gastro Health-Alabama affiliate in Birmingham, is using Ambu's single-use duodenoscope, the platform announced Feb. 10.

Iterative Scopes and Eli Lilly reached a partnership Feb. 11 to conduct research around how artificial intelligence can improve understanding of inflammatory bowel disease pathophysiology and target identification.

Here are the most-read gastroenterology and endoscopy articles during the week of Feb. 8-12:

Providers have attempted to improve colorectal cancer screening rates by using risk stratification, but recent research debunked the effectiveness of the strategy, according to a study published in February issue of The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Pinnacle GI Partners has deepened its roots in Michigan, partnering with East Lansing, Mich.-based Digestive Health Institute, PE Hub reported Jan. 10.

Barry Kaufman, MD, of Egg Harbor Township, N.J.-based Atlantic Gastroenterology Associates, developed a COVID-19 testing program that has allowed his ASC to remain open and perform high procedure volumes through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here are four updates from GI companies and practices over the past week: