GI & Endoscopy

Steven W. Hammond, MD, is a gastroenterologist with the Billings (Mont.) Clinic.

Here are five things to know about gastroenterologist pay in the future with the Affordable Care Act, accountable care organizations and Medicare coverage based on the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2016.

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of April 11 to April 15.

NanoAntibiotics acquired LAT Pharma.

UCHealth Gastroenterology and Therapeutic Endoscopy in Fort Collins, Colo., added Paula Shellenbarger, a family nurse practitioner, according to a report by The Coloradoan.

Boston Scientific's SpyGlass DS Direct Visualization System was acquired by the Digestive Disease Centre of UCT Private Academic Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, according to Health24.

Gilead Sciences presented data in a conference supporting the development of three investigational agents for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, according to Street Insider.

Paul J. Lebovitz, MD, is a gastroenterologist with Allegheny (Pa.) Health Network. He serves as vice chair of the department of medicine for Allegheny Health Network and also works as an associate professor at Drexel University College of Medicine in…

Twenty-five patients of 293 who were potentially exposed to hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV at Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass., are planning to sue the hospital, according to a WWLP report.

A patient who has at least one flat adenoma has a higher chance of having multiple lesions with more advanced changes, according to a study published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.