The American Gastroenterological Association has launched a new survey, funded by Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Actavis, of the irritable bowel syndrome experience from the patient and physician perspectives.
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Morris (Ill.) Hospital & Healthcare Centers has adopted the bipolar radiofrequency hemorrhoidectomy procedures, according to a report by The Times.
Here are the five most popular Becker's ASC Review gastroenterology and endoscopy articles for the week of June 8 to June 12.
EHRs are an integral part of the healthcare transformation taking place, but they spark a contentious debate. Four practicing gastroenterologists share their thoughts on whether or not EHRs are beneficial to GI practice.
D. Brent Polk, MD, is chair of the department of pediatrics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and chair of pediatrics and vice dean for Child Health at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los…
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Here are seven gastroenterologists who were featured in the news within the past week.
Gastroenterologists are busy running the clinical aspects of their practices, but many savvy GI physicians are taking an active role in the financial side of medicine. Three GI field experts weigh in on revenue cycle management best practices, challenges and…
EndoChoice, based in Alpharetta, Ga., has closed its IPO and raised $94.9 million, according to an Atlanta Business Chronicle report.
Gastroenterologists Glen Lehman, MD, and William Kessler, MD, performed the first live Medigus Ultrasonic Surgical Endostapler procedure in the United States at Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, N.Y., according to an EndoNurse report.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is offering a continuing medical education course on colonoscopy.