Gastroenterology & Hepatology of Central New York has notified individuals whose information may have been impacted in a data security incident. On or about March 6, 2026, Gastroenterology & Hepatology of Central New York experienced a data security incident with…
GI & Endoscopy
AI-powered detection tools have become one of the most closely watched additions to the endoscopy suite, promising to catch precancerous polyps that even experienced endoscopists might miss. But a wave of new research is complicating that promise, raising questions about…
Boston Children’s Hospital was ranked as the top pediatric gastroenterology and GI surgery hospital in the country by U.S. News & World Report. The rankings, published Sept. 15, evaluated 91 hospitals in pediatric gastroenterology based on patient outcomes including liver…
A single colonoscopy can generate more than one bill: a procedure claim, a sedation claim, and sometimes a separate anesthesia claim, plus a facility claim when the case is done at an ASC. Gastroenterology practices are also navigating anesthesia staffing…
The American Gastroenterological Association released a new clinical practice update on surveillance of metaplastic and premalignant conditions of the esophagus and colorectum in older adults, published Aug. 3 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Because surveillance colonoscopies and EGDs make up…
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Carle Health and Christie Clinic, both based in Champaign, Ill., have opened the Champaign Endoscopy Center, according to a Sept. 2 news release. The new center, which expands the groups’ partnership to address rising demand for digestive health services in…
Pharmacies have been seeing compelling interest in Medicare’s GLP-1 Bridge program since its July launch, NPR first reported. The demonstration, designed to give eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries access to certain GLP-1s at a fixed monthly cost, will run through…
The highest-paid gastroenterologist in Dallas earns $997,400 per year, according to Medscape’s salary reporter tool. The average salary for gastroenterologists is $530,000, according to a report from Medscape. Here is what the five highest-paid gastroenterologists in Dallas earn each year,…
Physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses can now order every noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test Medicare covers, ending a long-standing physician-only requirement under a CMS coverage change. CMS authorized the expanded coverage in June when it finalized a decision memo revising…
Administrative barriers, not insurance coverage, pose the biggest obstacle to bariatric surgery access in the U.S., according to a study published Aug. 29, 2026, in the journal Obesity Surgery. Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina ran a secret…