GI & Endoscopy

Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett has expanded its interventional gastrointestinal and endoscopy program through the addition of new, minimally invasive procedures.

Here are five gastroenterology-focused practices that have made headlines recently:

Management services organization GI Alliance has continued to grow nationwide, achieving an active network of more than 300 practice affiliates and 900 providers. 

Gastroenterology supergroup United Digestive has partnered with OMNY Health, a provider of healthcare data and insights. 

Here are five developments in the world of colonoscopies:

Gastroenterologist Bhavin Patel, MD, has joined Bedford-based Digestive Health Associates of Texas, an affiliate of management organization GI Alliance. 

Gastroenterologist Dushyant Singh, MD, has joined the care team at Tulsa, Okla.-based Adult Gastroenterology Associates, an affiliate of management organization GI Alliance. 

ASCs are continuing to look to gastroenterology for growth — GI procedures make up 10 of the 25 most common procedures performed at ASCs. 

Here are three challenges gastroenterology is presented with today:

Arlington Heights-based GI Alliance of Illinois, which is affiliated with management services organization GI Alliance, has relocated to a new clinic.