GI & Endoscopy

Gastroenterologist Abha Havaldar, MD, and general surgeon Kenneth Shewell, MD, have opened a new private practice facility in St. Joseph, Mo., according to a News-Press Now report.

Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., has added 23 new physicians, including two gastroenterologists, according to a Daily Voice report.

A study presented at the International Contrast Ultrasound Society annual conference suggests that tiny gas microbubbles may enhance the delivery and absorption of drug treatments in advanced pancreatic cancer patients.

Jeffrey Teckman, MD, a professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University, will serve as the principal investigator of a study examining the safety and efficacy of new hepatitis C drug treatments in children.

Group Health Cooperative will become the first health plan in Wisconsin to cover Cologuard, a noninvasive stool DNA colorectal cancer screening test.

Gastroenterology is one of highest volume ambulatory surgery center specialties. Praveen Suthrum, president and co-founder of NextServices, explains five common GI/endoscopy coding and billing mistakes and outlines steps to avoid these errors and subsequent claim denials.

Healthcare is gravitating toward value-based care and payment. How can gastroenterologists prepare for such a monumental shift in the way healthcare is delivered?

Physician members of the American Gastroenterological Association will travel to Capitol Hill to advocate for the gastroenterology field.

A recent study compared the novel drug agent larazotide acetate to a placebo for the treatment of celiac disease symptoms, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors — antidepressants — may increase the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, according to an MPR report.