GI & Endoscopy

Representatives from Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, Calif., have reported an endoscope used in colonoscopies at the hospital has not been properly disinfected over the past seven years, according to a Napa Valley Register report. 

FUJIFILM Medical Systems' endoscopy division has made four additions to its 500 Series product line. 

Last week, shares of Cologuard dropped following a U.S. Preventative Services Task Force rating announcement. But, a new study of patient preferences could affect the USPSTF's final recommendations, according to a Milwaukee Business Journal report.

Eric Esrailian, MD, MPH, is the co-chief of the division of digestive diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles. He is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He served on the Medical Board…

Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy stories for the week of Oct. 12 to Oct. 16.

American Medical Association president-elect Andrew Gurman, MD, recently published an opinion piece on the In-Office Ancillary Services Exemption in The Hill.

The American College of Gastroenterology has elected its 2015 to 2016 president.

Kenneth M. Payne, MD, is director of the division of gastroenterology, co-medical director of the digestive disease center service line and professor of medicine at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He is a member of the American Gastrointestinal…

Here are three gastroenterologists who made headlines within the past week.

The American Gastroenterological Association has urged HHS and CMS to release measures-development funding and understand the value of physician-led organizations bring to quality measures development.