GI & Endoscopy

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.

Exact Sciences and Mayo Clinic, based in Rochester, Minn., have announced a five-year extension and expansion of their collaboration.

Here are six gastroenterologists who serve as chief medical officers of various organizations in addition to their practice.

Aaron Brzezinski, MD, is a staff gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association and American College of Physicians. He is also an honorary member of the board of directors for…

Interpace Diagnostics, a subsidiary of PFI, announced results from a study that found that PancraGen (previously known as PathFinderTG-Pancreas) is 90 percent accurate at predicting benign and malignant disease in patients with pancreatic cysts.

Hepatitis C accounts for a considerable economic burden for patients and the healthcare system, but the advent of new drugs and aggressive screening tactics could bring about a significant change.

Physician burnout is not uncommon across all specialties. Factors from growing pressure to see more patients to regulatory demands feed burnout. How does physical health play into gastroenterologists' sense of burnout?