GI & Endoscopy

The Digestive Health Physicians Association, an association of 44 independent gastroenterology practices, has expressed support for the recently updated GI quality procedures released by the ASGE/ACG Task Force on Quality in Endoscopy.

The North Fork Breast Health Coalition will honor gastroenterologist Joseph Duva, MD, according to a Riverhead Local report.

Carol Burke, MD, provides care in the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Cleveland Clinic and also serves as director of its Center for Colon Polyp and Cancer Prevention and co-director of its multidisciplinary Hereditary Cancer Clinic. She is on…

Testing for Clostridium difficile infection is significantly lower than expected during diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, the official journal of Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America.

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has linked smoking with a double fold risk of morality for colorectal cancer patients, according to a Colon Cancer News Today report.

Every dollar counts in healthcare. Here are five articles for gastroenterologist seeking to improve revenue cycle management this year.

Here are 10 statistics on new strategies that gastroenterologists are considering to keep their practices successful, from the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2014.

Michael Camilleri, MD, is a professor of medicine at Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minn., where he also serves as a consultant in gastroenterology, physiology and biophysics. He is president-elect of the American Gastroenterological Association.

Approximately 50 percent of Medicare payments are expected to be delivered through alternative models by 2018. How will the move away from fee-for-service reimbursement affect GI practices?

Here is a stock report on five publicly traded GI/endoscopy companies for Feb. 2 to Feb. 6.