Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois and Illinois Gastroenterology Group in Elgin have partnered to create an intensive medical home program focused on Crohn's disease. Here are six things to know about the program and its partners.
GI & Endoscopy
The payer-provider relationship can be contentious. Here are 11 statistics on how gastroenterologists plan to interact with payers this year, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2014.
A recent study published in the journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, outlines three ways gastroenterologists can demonstrate value in the new healthcare continuum.
Here are 50 statistics on the median starting salary in the gastroenterology field and 48 other specialties, according to The Online Database of Graduating Physicians 2013-2014 Physician Salary Survey.
Metropolitan Gastroenterology Group, based in Washington, D.C., plans to expand its outpatient medical office, according to a Washington Business Journal report.
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The combined U.S. and European market for gastrointestinal endoscopy is expected to reach a value of more than $4.4 billion by 2020, according to an iData Research report.
The FDA has approved ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (Harvoni), a combination anti-viral drug for the treatment of the hepatitis C virus, according to a Medscape report.
CMS has issued its final National Coverage Determination for the colorectal cancer stool DNA test Cologuard, developed by Exact Sciences.
The addition of bevacizumab (Avastin) to chemotherapy for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer may not be cost-effective, according to a report from Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News.
National guidelines for endoscope cleaning may be updated due to research performed by University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s infection prevention team, according to a Medical Xpress report.