GI & Endoscopy

Twenty-two community health centers in Oregon have joined in a study aimed at promoting colorectal cancer screening in the low-income, 50 years and older population in the state, according to an Oregon Live report.

The GI Quality Improvement, the American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy joint quality reporting program, has had more than 1 million colonoscopy cases submitted to its national registry.

Colorectal cancer screening in the United States is focused on adults age 50 or older, but a new study has found that incidence of CRC in this population is on the decline and on the rise in younger individuals, according…

Propofol alone has been a common anesthesia choice for upper gastrointestinal endoscopies, but a recent study has found that propofol in combination with the opiate fentanyl could be a more effective option, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.

Here are five recent news updates on gastroenterology and endoscopy companies.

Here three GI/endoscopy devices that received FDA 510(k) clearance in October.

The American Gastroenterological Association has launched a new journal: Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final 2015 payment rule. Here 20 statistics on the facility payments for 10 top GI/endoscopy CPT codes in 2014 in comparison to 2015 rates, according to the American Gastroenterological Association.

Gastroenterologist and hepatologist Khurram Qadir, MD, has joined KishHealth System Physician Group, based in Plano, Ill., according to a Daily Chronicle report.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has cleared the Actavis proposal to acquire pharmaceutical company Durata Therapeutics, according to a PBRHome report.