Gastroenterologists across the U.S. are voicing concerns about three key policies affecting patient care, screening accuracy and physician reimbursements.
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Patients at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Clinic may have been exposed to HIV or hepatitis B and C while undergoing routine colonoscopy procedures, according to an Oct. 12 report from Fox affiliate WZTV.
A recent survey published in Nutrition in Clinical Practice found the involvement of gastroenterologists in caring for cystic fibrosis patients varied widely across specialty centers, Cystic Fibrosis News Today reported Oct. 10.
In July, the FDA approved a new screening test for colorectal cancer that only requires a sample of blood.
From pay declines to rising procedure demand, gastroenterology leaders are facing new and longstanding challenges.
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Some patients enrolled at Providence, R.I.-based University Gastroenterology have begun to see a clinical trial of ozaminod, 10 WJAR reported Oct. 8.
Cleveland Clinic has the highest gastroenterology procedure volume, according to a recent report from Definitive Healthcare.
Baptist Health Medical Group Gastroenterology & Urology is relocating to a new facility in Corbin, Ky., according to an Oct. 9 report from the Times-Tribune.
Medical students and new physicians at Philadelphia-based Temple Health are trying to close the gap in CRC screening rates with a free, at-home test kit program, ABC 6 reported Oct. 8.
Physician training in shared decision-making did not increase the proportion of older adults receiving their preferred CRC screening, Medscape Medical News reported Oct. 3.