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.
GI & Endoscopy
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.
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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.
A physician's staff members are the face of their practice. They are patients' first point of contact and guide them through the entire process of care. A colorectal surgeon and gastroenterologist discuss what GI physicians need to look for to…
There are substantial changes in store for lower GI endoscopy procedures in 2015. Here are 12 things to know about the revisions, according to the American Gastroenterological Association.
A recent study performed by Kaiser Permanente California revealed that the majority of hospitalized patients who tested positive for C. difficile infection did so outside the hospital or within the first 72 hours of being admitted, according to a Medscape…