Rajiv Sharma, MD, said many gastroenterologists cross paths just once a year, leaving little room for the honest, ongoing conversation that could expose bad deals before physicians sign them. Dr. Sharma, a gastroenterologist and president of Phoenix-based Mirage Health, told…
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Transform Health Partners, a management services organization, has acquired Northwest Weight & Wellness Center and Sound Surgeons, two bariatric and surgical practices based in Everett, Washington, the company announced Aug. 4. The deal adds two established practices serving patients across…
Gastro Health has finalized a partnership with the Center for Advanced Gastroenterology, a two-location gastroenterology practice in Maitland and Lake Nona, Fla., marking the national medical group’s eighth partnership in the Greater Orlando region, according to a recent news release.…
Atlantic City, N.J.-based AtlantiCare has named four new physician leaders in anesthesiology, gastroenterology, cardiothoracic surgery and women’s health. Here are the new appointments, according to a July 29 news release from AtlantiCare:
Colonoscopy is the most frequently performed procedure in ASCs, and while the demand is rising, the economics of performing it are getting worse. Colonoscopy accounts for 13.4% of all ASC procedure volume nationally, generates more Medicare savings than almost any…
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Thomas Serena, CEO of the American Gastroenterological Association, is retiring at the end of 2026. Mr. Serena has spent more than three decades with the organization, serving in various leadership roles, according to a July 28 news release from the…
Rush University Medical Center and GI Partners of Illinois are hosting the inaugural Midwest Endo Live 2026, a live endoscopy conference scheduled for Aug. 27 to 28 in Chicago, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. The event brings…
A White House Office of Management and Budget proposed rule that would require senior political appointees to approve every discretionary federal research grant is drawing sharp opposition from gastroenterology and biomedical research organizations, according to a recent alert from the…
Less than two months after Ascension closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of Amsurg, the combined platform is already expanding its GI footprint by adding five endoscopy centers in North Carolina that bring 15 gastroenterologists and hepatologists into the network. Nashville,…
The FDA has approved SimpleScreen CRC, a blood-based colorectal cancer screening test developed by Brisbane, Calif.-based Freenome, on July 27, according to a July 27 news release. This is the second blood test cleared for average-risk CRC screening and the…