GI & Endoscopy

More than 2,250 ASCs claimed either private or government insurance for colonoscopies in 2018, according to data from Definitive Healthcare, a company that tracks healthcare data.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic opened a gastroenterology center on the Saint Mary's portion of its campus, local news affiliate KIMT reports.

Susan Cummings, MD, is the chief of gastroenterology at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, Calif.

Here are three gastroenterologists featured in Becker's ASC Review this past week:

Aging patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at greater risk for cancer and other conditions because of immunosuppression and their increased exposure to inflammation, MedPage Today reports.

Over 2,250 ASCs claimed either private or government insurance for colonoscopies in 2018, according to data from Definitive Healthcare, a company that tracks healthcare data.

Here are five of the most popular gastroenterology stories in Becker's ASC Review for the week of April 17-23:

FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health Director Jeffrey Shuren, MD, issued a new communication on surgical staplers and implantable staples.

The Ponderay, Idaho-based Pend Oreille Surgery Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary May 13. Since opening, the ASC's clinicians have cared for over 10,000 patients, and physicians at the center have performed over 13,000 procedures.

Here are three updates on gastroenterology companies and centers from the last week: