Exposure to antibiotics seems to increase the odds of being newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease but not ulcerative colitis, according to a study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.
GI & Endoscopy
Gastroenterology practices and endoscopy centers still have the opportunity to profit, but margins are shrinking and challenges continue to arise as the healthcare industry is reshaped. The most successful practices and centers will have efficiency to ensure every dollar counts…
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Express Scripts, one of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the country, will cover AbbVie's new hepatitis C treatment and will no longer cover Gilead Sciences treatments, according to a Reuters report.
In December 2014 the a American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American College of Gastroenterology joint task force released updated quality indictors that span a broad range of GI/endoscopy procedures.
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Here are the 10 most-read gastroenterology and endoscopy stories on Becker's ASC Review in 2014.
Actavis appointed Jonathon Kellerman as executive vice president, global chief compliance officer.
A new study, published in Colorectal Disease, examines histopathology changes after non-ablative radiofrequency to smooth muscle as delivered by Stretta therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease and Secca therapy for fecal incontinence.
The American Gastroenterological Association Center for GI Innovation and Technology's STAR Registry has enrolled its first two patients.