Cape Gastroenterology Specialists, an affiliate of St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., has hired Michele Tanz, DNP, to its specialist team.
GI & Endoscopy
The volume and variety of procedures performed in ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) is on the rise.
Gastroenterology has seen an increase in consolidation as private equity eyes investment and demand for procedures grows.
The most frequent cause of medical malpractice allegations against physicians is a failure to diagnose patients or a delay of diagnosis, while for gastroenterologists, diagnostic errors top the list of the most prevalent reasons for lawsuits, according to a study…
Westwood, N.J.-based Pascack Valley Medical Group has added Scott Lippe, MD, to its Pascack Valley Medical Center team.
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Banner Health’s Torrington (Wyo.) Community Hospital has become the first facility in the western Nebraska and southeast Wyoming region to begin offering computed tomography virtual colonoscopies, according to a Dec. 2 report from the Star Herald.
Medtronic has inked a three-year contract with the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for GI Genius, leading to nearly 100 additional units being installed across VA medical centers.
Becker's reported on three gastroenterologists or GI surgeons who faced lawsuits in one week.
The American Gastroenterological Association has updated guidance for the treatment of ulcerative colitis to recommend using higher efficacy drugs in earlier stages of treatment, Medscape Medical News reported Nov. 25.
A study published Nov. 14 in Gastroenterology has found a link between inflammatory bowel disease risk and pesticides, along with other environmental pollutants.