GI & Endoscopy

Gastroenterology by the numbers — here are 100 statistics on GI compensation, physician employment, revenue, reimbursement and more.

Florida Hospital DeLand has added gastroenterologist Jeanellee Soriano Co, MD, to its Florida Hospital HealthCare Partners medical staff.

Symbiotic Healthcare, based in Manhattan, N.Y., has developed a capsule containing the processed fecal matter used in the C. difficile treatment fecal microbiota transplantation, according to a Crain's New York Business report.

A recent study published in JAMA Surgery demonstrated the cost savings an enhanced recovery program can produce in colon cancer surgery, according to a Pain Medicine News report.

The American College of Gastroenterology has released a new systematic review of evidence on the management of irritable bowel syndrome and chronic idiopathic constipation.

Gastroenterology/endoscopy procedures are 27 percent of the total ambulatory surgery center case volume, 10 percent larger than the second ASC key specialty ophthalmology, according to VMG Health's 2012 Intellimarker Ambulatory Surgical Center Financial & Operational Benchmarking Study. Here are 14…

From July 2013 to June 2014, the proton pump inhibitor Nexium was the third most-prescribed drug in the United States, according to a Medscape report.

The Kansas Medical Mutual Insurance Company board has elected gastroenterologist Daniel J. Suiter, MD, chairman of the board, according to a PrattTribune report.

Gastroenterologist Masood Rizvi, MD, has joined CarePoint Health Medical Group, based in Bayonne, N.J.

The Medical Journal Impact Factors 2013 report has been released. Here are the top 10 gastroenterology journals with the highest impact.