GI & Endoscopy

Management services organization Gastro Health has added Alan Oliver as its new CEO. 

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Gastroenterology will hold a ribbon-cutting for a new clinic on Nov. 20, according to a Nov. 14 report from the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan.

William Lipshutz, a Philadelphia gastroenterologist and former chief of gastroenterology at Pennsylvania Hospital, died Nov. 4 at 82, according to a Nov. 14 obituary published by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Akron (Ohio) Digestive Disease Consultants is closing its existing office Dec. 13 and relocating to a new facility, according to a Nov. 14 report from Akron.com.

The Battle Creek (Mich.) Endoscopy and Surgery Center will close Dec. 31, laying off 17, WWMT reported Nov. 13. 

Many leaders say gastroenterology is getting hit harder by reimbursement cuts and payer behavior than other specialties. 

The Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has earned $11 million in federal grants to create a gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in a nearby medical tower and upgrade the Monroe Building on its Little Rock campus.

Dallas-based GI Alliance has entered a definitive agreement with Dublin, Ohio-based pharmaceutical distributor and healthcare services company Cardinal Health in which Cardinal will acquire a majority stake in GI Alliance, The Economic Times reported Nov. 12.

GI management services provider United Digestive has partnered with Gifthealth, a patient adherence and education platform.

Several leaders joined Becker's on a Nov. 1 panel at the 30th annual Business and Operations of ASCs Meeting in Chicago to discuss emerging issues in gastroenterology and patient care technology, from artificial intelligence to new screening tools.