GI & Endoscopy

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.

Here are 10 GI-focused ASCs opened or announced in the first quarter of 2019:

Hashem El-Serag, MD, began his term as president of the American Gastroenterological Association May 21.

Eamonn Quigley, MD, past president of the Amercian College of Gastroenterology, is head of the gastroenterology and hepatology division at Houston Methodist Hospital.

Texarkana (Texas) Gastroenterology Consultants recently opened an ambulatory infusion center to cater to inflammatory bowel disease patients' needs, the Texarkana Gazette reports.