Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has opened the Kathryn Ann Meinders Digestive Health Institute on the campus of Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, establishing what the system describes as the only comprehensive digestive health center within a 500-mile radius of Oklahoma City. According…
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As GLP-1 drugs continue reshaping gastroenterology, bariatrics and chronic disease care, physicians face growing legal exposure — and experts say preparation now is the clearest path to protection. Becker’s reported in April on a risk analysis published by Risk &…
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has launched sedation-free transnasal endoscopy at its Mercy Kids GI program in St. Louis, offering pediatric patients ages 5 and older upper digestive tract evaluations without anesthesia. According to a June 23 news release, the procedure uses…
As new colorectal cancer screening guidance expands the menu of testing options, the American Gastroenterological Association told Becker’s in an email it’s urging patients and providers not to treat all options as equivalent. In a statement following the American Cancer…
An Arkansas pathology laboratory that set up in-office labs at gastroenterology practices nationwide has agreed to pay $30 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of paying illegal kickbacks and ordering medically unnecessary testing, the Justice Department said in a…
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Gastroenterologists perform more procedures per physician than nearly any other specialty, and the volume carries risk. Colonoscopy remains the most litigated procedure in GI, but the landscape extends to ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography), missed diagnoses and wrong-patient errors. Here are…
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Borland Groover has opened a new gastroenterology office on Jacksonville’s Northside, expanding its network to 27 locations across Florida, according to a June 16 news release. The new office offers the full range of Borland Groover’s gastroenterology services…
West Tennessee Medical Group Gastroenterology, part of Jackson-based West Tennessee Healthcare, will close July 1. The organization did not provide a reason for the closure, and encouraged patients with ongoing specialty gastroenterology services to establish care with another provider, according…
Columbia, Tenn.-based Maury Regional Medical Group has relocated and expanded its Mid-South Gastroenterology practice on the campus of Maury Regional Medical Center. The practice moved to a new suite on the second floor of the outpatient pavilion. While the clinic…
Miami-based Gastro Health, a GI practice with a network of 207 locations, has provided notice of a data security incident. On Feb. 25, the company learned that some of its employees had responded to a phishing incident, which led to…