Understanding the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015 is especially important for small gastroenterology practices looking to mitigate price compression, according to a recent series of practice management articles by the American Gastroenterology Association.
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The Israeli medical device company Exalenz Bioscience and the San Diego-based biotechnology company Conatus Pharmaceuticals will collaborate on a clinical trial for a chronic liver disease treatment.
The endoscopic device market is mirroring the growth seen throughout the healthcare field, according to a report released by Research and Markets.
In 2000, the Institute for Quality Improvement launched its performance measurement and benchmarking initiative to help centers achieve accreditation as well as gain a better understanding of what made certain centers successful.
The American Gastroenterological Association recently released the summer issue of its quarterly publication The New Gastroenterologist.
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The four-paragraph letter from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's gastroenterologist Harold Bornstein, MD, is still making its way around the Internet.
The Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda Pharmaceutical announced its new Access to Medicines strategy, which aims to increase patient access to the company's gastroenterology and oncology medications.
Researchers uncovered the ingredient - infant gas relief drops - may be leading to the scope contamination , according to philly.com.
Wa Xian, PhD, was recently awarded this year's Medtronic Research and Development Pilot Award in Technology by the American Gastroenterological Association. She is an assistant professor at the Houston-based University of Texas Health Science Center's Center for Stem Cell &…