GI & Endoscopy

With Hurricane Dorian miles away from the Florida coast, Miami-based Gastro Health has canceled services in five counties.

Becker's ASC Review featured the following GI leaders this month:

Frank Friedenberg, MD, is chief of gastroenterology at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.

Gastroenterologist Donald Gordon, MD, 68, died suddenly Aug. 21, the Fairfield Daily Voice reports.

Gastroenterology Associates in Crystal River, Fla., is expanding after opening its doors 30 years ago, the Citrus County Chronicle reports.

Counting drug coupons as part of a drug's added sales price could tie the hands of independent clinicians trying to ensure patients get access to affordable and effective care options, said Michael Weinstein, MD.

Low-volume facilities could benefit from using disposable single-use scopes to perform colonoscopies, according to a Science Daily report on a study published in Gut.

Members of the American Gastroenterological Association met with CMS staff in D.C. Aug. 19 to discuss the society's opposition to CMS' proposal to inform patients about coinsurance costs for colorectal screenings if a polyp is found and removed.

Here are five of the most-read gastroenterology articles on Becker's ASC Review:

Fasiha Kanwal, MD, is chief of gastroenterology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.