Earlier this month, three gastroenterology societies met with CMS officials to discuss payment and coding issues in the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Payment Policy and the 2017 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgery Center Payment System Proposed…
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Anthony Masciarelli, DO, has been named a "Top Doctor" by NJ Top Docs, according to the Cape May County Herald. NJ Top Docs is an organization that reviews healthcare providers in New Jersey.
The Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation has announced the inaugural recipients of the annual Sherman Prize for Excellence in Crohn's and Colitis. The Sherman Prize provides healthcare professionals, medical researchers and public health advocates with funding to advance work…
Despite average prices dropping to meet a narrower market and hospital systems partnering to increase purchasing power while reimbursements are cut, the GI/endoscopic device market is expected to grow.
Colonoscopies are inaccurate in determining the proper surgical location for nearly one-third of all colon cancer cases, according to a study presented at the 2016 Digestive Disease Week, General Surgery News reports.
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In an effort to expand its gastroenterology portfolio, Allergan is planning to acquire Tobira Therapeutics for up to $1.69 billion, GEN reports. Here's what you should know.
Here are three updates on gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.
A study in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology claims patients with chronic hepatitis C prefer dual oral therapy to triple therapy involving pegylated interferon, the Doctors Lounge reports.
Kristi McClellan, PA, recently joined the staff of Penn Highlands Gastroenterology, in DuBois, Pa., The Progress News reports.
NueHealth has entered a three-year partnership agreement with GeneNews — a Canadian diagnostic products company — to offer its patients early cancer detection tests.