GI & Endoscopy

Colorectal cancer screening rates have increased since 2008, yet racial and ethnic disparities are still limiting further advancement, according to a study published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Here are 11 updates from gastroenterology companies and practices from the past week:

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

Dallas-based GI Alliance entered into a partnership with Phoenix-based Arizona Digestive Health, growing its affiliated network to more than 275 physicians in four states.

More gastroenterologists and insurance companies are beginning to prefer the sedative propofol over traditional sedation for colonoscopies, despite the increased cost, according to a report in The Buffalo News.

Mark Levstik, MB BCh, is the chief of the gastroenterology and hepatology division at the University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center.

Colorectal surgeon William Cirocco, MD, joined Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center in Gilbert, Ariz.

Pittsburgh-based providers Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health opened AHN Center for Advanced Endoscopy at Allegheny General Hospital.

Peter Bernheim, MD, and Scott Gioe, MD, joined Gulfport, Miss.-based Memorial Physician Clinic, the Mississippi Business Journal reports.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and Exact Sciences will begin a seven-year study to evaluate how Cologuard affects colorectal cancer screening, incidence and mortality rates.