Three physicians have earned the annual Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation Sherman Prizes, which recognize excellence in the field of inflammatory bowel diseases.
GI & Endoscopy
Here are five states that have passed, or are considering, colonoscopy or colorectal cancer screening legislation, according to the American College of Gastroenterology:
Edgewood, Ky.-based provider network St. Elizabeth Physicians has added additional drop-off locations for patients prescribed the Cologuard test.
Camarillo, Calif.-based gastroenterologist Jack Rotenburg, MD, has died at 78, according to a Sept. 14 obituary published in the VCStar.
Reimbursement declines and staffing issues could prove to be challenges to growth for gastroenterology practices.
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New data from cancer screening and diagnostic test provider Exact Sciences have shown an 88.3% sensitivity rate for its blood-based colorectal cancer screening test.
Here are four legal battles involving gastroenterologists that Becker's has reported on so far in 2024:
On Aug. 22, the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy released updated quality indicator recommendations for colonoscopies.
Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health has relocated its gastroenterology and hepatology services to an outpatient medical pavilion at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Gastro Health’s Kennewick, Wash.-based Tri-Cities Endoscopy Center has added to its team gastroenterologist Amber Charoen, MD, one of only a few female GIs working in the area, according to a Sept. 12 report from the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business.