Dallas-based GI Alliance acquired Little Rock-based GastroArkansas, marking the sixth state the gastroenterology services organization has expanded into.
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Six gastroenterologists practicing at Hickory, N.C.-based Gastroenterology Associates were nominated to the state's 2019 best doctors list, according to the Hickory Daily Record.
Sushovan Guha, MD, PhD, is a gastroenterologist and physician executive director at Banner Digestive Diseases Institute in Phoenix. He shared his thoughts on the uses of artificial intelligence in gastroenterology with Becker's ASC Review.
The Raleigh Endoscopy Center in Cary, N.C., partnered with artificial intelligence tech company Avesha to run a clinical trial on its cloud-based AI inferencing system for colonoscopies.
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The American College of Gastroenterology and Gastro Girl, a patient-centric digestive health platform, have entered a joint venture to release GI OnDemand, a virtual care platform.
Fecal immunochemical testing is more cost-effective than colonoscopy, according to a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Three gastroenterologists making headlines this week:
Raza Hamdani, MD, has joined the Mercyhealth staff in Rockford, Ill., according to the Rock River Times.
Provident Healthcare Partners advised Gastroenterology Associates of Northern Virginia during its acquisition by Gastro Health, according to local news source the Breeze.