GI & Endoscopy

Colonoscopy billing can be very complex, hinging on distinctions between screening and diagnostic intent. A single ICD-10 code, CPT selection or missing modifier can shift a procedure from fully covered preventive care to a medically necessary diagnostic service.  Here are…

For years, artificial intelligence in gastroenterology has been synonymous with polyp detection, but some leaders say that framing misses the bigger transformation underway. The next wave of disruption will instead be from predictive analytics, chronic disease management and AI-driven clinical…

Philadelphia-based Temple Health’s Fox Chase Cancer Center appointed David Weinberg, MD, as vice president and physician lead of the cancer screening and prevention service line and associate director of cancer screening and prevention for the Institute for Cancer Research, according…

For years, Russ Arjal, MD, a gastroenterologist and co-founder and chief medical officer of WovenX, watched the same pattern repeat itself in gastroenterology. The specialists were skilled. The care was strong. But patients were still falling through the cracks. The…

Conway (Ark.) Regional Health System has added Neelima Rao, MD, to its gastroenterology staff.  Dr. Rao is a gastroenterologist with more than a decade of experience providing care, according to a recent Facebook post from the health system.  She completed…

AI-enabled remote monitoring could shift gastroenterology from episodic, flare-driven care to continuous, data-informed intervention, according to Neil Parikh, MD, a gastroenterologist with Farmington-based Connecticut GI. Inflammatory bowel disease is a prime example of where AI could strengthen chronic care management,…

As gastroenterology shifts further toward advanced outpatient care, a new wave of devices is expanding what can be treated endoscopically, and how efficiently practices can operate.  From tools that enable single-step tumor resection and dissolvable pancreatic stents to swallowable weight-loss…

Much of the GI community has anchored its view of AI to adenoma detection rates, but Neil Parikh, MD, a gastroenterologist with Farmington-based Connecticut GI, says the bigger disruption will come from predictive analytics and chronic disease management. “We’re really…

A federal appeals court has handed a win to Cigna, affirming the dismissal of a class action lawsuit that alleged the insurer’s exclusion of weight loss drug coverage amounted to disability discrimination against members with obesity. The U.S. Court of…

From community health systems to large physician networks, organizations nationwide are actively recruiting gastroenterologists to expand digestive care services and meet growing patient demand. Here are 10 organizations hiring gastroenterologists: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Job listings were…