GI & Endoscopy

Maria Chang, MD, is a gastroenterologist at Oklahoma City-based Digestive Disease Specialists.

A potentially life expectancy-increasing DNA-based colorectal cancer vaccine treatment is set to undergo its first human trial, according to research to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2018, June 2 to June 5 in Washington, D.C.

A new blue dye tablet can improve polyp detection during a colonoscopy by approximately 9 percent, according to research to be presented at Digestive Disease Week 2018, June 2 to June 5 in Washington, D.C.

Around 44 percent of gastroenterologists report receiving fee-for-service reimbursement, meaning more than half participate in value-based care contracts, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2018.

The colorectal surgical site infection rate decreased 61.7 percent in Hawaiian hospitals participating in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Surgery, according to an article in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.

Freeport, Ill.-based FHN Memorial Hospital added gastroenterologist Timothy Laurie, DO, to its staff.

ISMIE Mutual Insurance Co., elected Adrienne Fregia, MD, to its board of directors, Insurance Journal reports.

Cheryl Cox, MD, is a gastroenterologist at South Charleston, W.Va.-based Kanawha Valley Gastroenterology Associates.

Here are the five most popular gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of May 14 to May 18, 2018.

John Litchfield, DO, is a gastroenterologist at Charleston, S.C.-based Palmetto Digestive Health Specialists.