GI & Endoscopy

Dallas-based GI Alliance acquired Lubbock Digestive Disease Associates and South Plains Endoscopy Center, further expanding its presence in Texas.

  Three reports showed increased demand and pay for gastroenterologists this year:

The FDA cleared Boston Scientific's EXALT Model D Single-Use Duodenoscope, marking the first time the agency approved a single-use duodenoscope.

North Chesterfield, Va.-based Richmond Gastroenterology Associates acquired 6,061 square  feet of land in Chesterfield, Va., the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

A national registry of endoscopic procedures launched in 2010 now has over 10 million colonoscopies on file.

Three GI leaders to know this week:

Here are three recent news and policy updates from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the American College of Gastroenterology:

More low-income Latino patients were likely to get a screening colonoscopy when provided patient navigation materials, according to a study published in Cancer and reported on in CancerNetwork.

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy penned a letter voicing its support for a House bill that would lower drug costs for seniors and update Medicare payments in 2021.

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