GI & Endoscopy

J. Mark Provenza, MD, is a gastroenterologist who practices at an ASC and is a partner at GastroIntestinal Specialists in Shreveport, La. Here, he shares his thoughts on ancillary revenue streams for GI practices and ASCs.

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

Surgical Center of New Hampshire, in Derry, will open in early 2020, project developers said to the New Hampshire Union Leader.

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company CymaBay Therapeutics will lose its CMO Pol Boudes, MD, who is leaving the company on his own accord.

Firas H. Al-Kawas, MD, is the director of endoscopy at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Here are four things to know about GI practices today.

Nichole Burke, RN, clinical director of Atlanta-based GI Specialists of Georgia, elaborated on the process her practice undertook when selecting an endoscopy report writer.

Here is every announced, opened or rebranded gastroenterology-focused development or transaction that Becker's ASC Review covered in 2019 so far.

The Rhode Island Quality Institute recognized Providence, R.I.-based University Gastroenterology as a top performing practice in CMS' Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative.

Dallas-based GI Alliance continues to rapidly grow, partnering with Beaumont-based Southeast Texas Gastroenterology Associates.