GI & Endoscopy

  Brett Bernstein, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology at New York City-based Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center.

Physicians stop ordering cancer screening tests later on in their workday, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open, which was reported on by Medscape.

Two gastroenterologists debated the virtues of universally screening patients for colorectal cancer at age 45, per the American Cancer Society's guidelines, Medpage Today reports.

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

Here are four updates from gastroenterology companies this past week:

Gastroenterologists are more prone to burnout than other physicians, according to Joseph C. Anderson, MD, of the Hanover, N.H.-based Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine. Dr. Anderson and Carol A. Burke, MD, of the Cleveland Clinic spoke at the American…

Expanding Medicaid led to higher colorectal cancer screening rates, according to a study published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine.  

Bhavna Balar, MD, is chief of gastroenterology at New York City's Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center.

Community Health Systems began construction on a medical office building and ASC in Mooresville, N.C.

Virginia Health Information released its 2019 Healthcare Pricing Transparency report offering an array of insights into endoscopy procedure costs at ASCs, hospital outpatient departments and physician office suites.