GI & Endoscopy

BayCare Health System and HCA Healthcare are pausing elective procedures at their local health systems in response to surging COVID-19 case numbers, local ABC affiliate WFTS reports.

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

With the addition of several gastrointestinal symptoms to the CDC's recognized symptom list, Australian gastroenterologists are debating whether to test patients presenting with only GI symptoms for COVID-19, newsGP reports.

Capital Digestive Care and its 20 practice locations are heavily entrenched in the mid-Atlantic region, where COVID-19 cases were particularly volatile. Now, as life returns to normal in the region, the group isn't taking any chances and is ensuring a…

NextServices co-founder Praveen Suthrum spoke to Michael Byrne, MD, CEO and founder of gastroenterology-focused artificial intelligence company Satisfai Health and a gastroenterologist, about the potential applications of AI in GI. 

Here are 10 things to know about gastroenterologists and gastroenterology in ASCs.

Screening patients for colorectal cancer at 40 years old proved to be more cost-effective than starting screening later, according to a study published in Preventive Medicine.

Telemedicine has generally worked well for Penn Medicine's gastroenterology and hepatology patients and clinicians, although Black patients and older patients tend to be less satisfied with their telemedicine visits than other groups, according to a new study published in Gastroenterology.

Gastroenterologists are more likely than other specialists to have a net worth of under $500,000, but they're least likely to still be paying off school loans, according to Medscape's Physician Debt & Net Worth Report 2020.

The colonoscopy surge is coming, and it may cause clinicians to rethink patient prioritization, strain endoscopy capacity, and lead to more late-stage colorectal cancer diagnosis, Medscape reports.