GI & Endoscopy

Speciality practice and ASC EHR provider gMed recently hosted its annual Summit Meeting on June 18th-20th. Here are 3 things to know.

James Scolapio, MD, is the chief of the gastroenterology division and associate chair of the department of medicine at the University of Florida in Jacksonville. He is a professor in the gastroenterology department at the University of Florida College of…

Dose optimization of infliximab is required more frequently in ulcerative colitis than in Crohn's disease cases, according to a study published in Journal of Crohn's and Colitis.

A partnership between OMNI Health Media, the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Support Foundation and TheGIConnection has established a new, virtual support community for IBD patients.

The Oregon House of Representatives has passed House Bill 2560, legislation that will require the state's payers to cover follow-up colonoscopy, according to a Portland Business Journal report.

James R. Schlais, MD, practices with GastroIntestinal Associates in Wausau, Wis., which he joined in 1999. He also performs procedures at the Pinnacle III-affiliated Northwoods Surgery Center in Woodruff, Wis., and is affiliated with Aspirus Wausau Hospital. He is a…

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

Medical careers, beginning in training and spanning many years of practice, result in many lasting memories. Here, a practicing gastroenterologist offers insight into his career highlights.

CMS has released the 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, which includes cuts for colonoscopy and other lower GI/endoscopy procedures, according to the American Gastroenterological Association.

Colleen M. Schmitt, MD, practices with the Galen Medical Group in Chattanooga, Tenn. She is the past president of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. She assumed the ASGE presidency in May 2014. She previously served as the ASGE chair…