GI & Endoscopy

Vanessa M. Shami, MD, is the director of endoscopic ultrasound in the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at Charlottesville-based University of Virginia Medical Center.

Adam J. Goodman, MD, is section chief of gastroenterology at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn in New York City.

The American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy outlined how the proposed changes to the 2020 Physician Fee Schedule and Outpatient Prospective Payment System will affect gastroenterologists.

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

CRH Medical continues to bring in the revenue in 2019, posting $30.5 million in second quarter revenues, up from $27.3 million in the same period last year.

Bausch Health subsidiary Salix Pharmaceuticals settled an intellectual property case against Teva Pharmaceuticals over Salix's ulcerative colitis drug Apriso.

Physicians Endoscopy and Capital Digestive Care entered into a strategic partnership Aug. 1, which saw the two companies form a management platform.

The American College of Gastroenterology, the American Gastroenterological Association and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy outlined how reimbursement for the top 10 GI procedures in ASCcs will change under the CMS 2020 proposed rule.

Becker's ASC Review featured 12 GI physicians this month:

Spencer Dorn, MD, is the vice chief of gastroenterology at Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Health.