GI & Endoscopy

Rockport, Maine-based Pen Bay Gastroenterology has added gastroenterologist Eric Elton, MD, and nurse practitioner Amber Mastronardi, MSN, to its team, according to a March 6 report from The Courier-Gazette. 

Several health systems have taken moves to expand their gastroenterology departments in 2024, from adding new physicians to creating new facilities. 

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital Digestive Health Center has added gastroenterologists David Schwimmer, MD, and Sheldon Taub, MD, to its practice, according to a March 6 report from South Florida Hospital News.

Gastroenterology physicians and practices are facing a major challenge: increased demand for colonoscopies amid declining reimbursements. 

Ngozi Ezike, MD, CEO of Sinai Chicago and former director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, invited NBC Chicago to film her first screening colonoscopy, the news outlet reported March 4.

Intelligent Scopes, a provider of artificial intelligence solutions for gastroenterology practices, has launched a new platform named Helga AI-GEP. 

While technology has given gastroenterologists a leg up in the healthcare industry, there are still several factors that could drive them away from the field.

Administrative burdens and payer challenges are two key factors that could lead gastroenterologists to leave the field.

Oxford, N.C.-based Granville Health System has purchased a former medical center in Oxford for $2.5 million with plans to open a new gastroenterology facility, according to a Feb. 29 report from the Triangle Business Journal.

Here are the biggest issues two GI leaders are following: