GI & Endoscopy

A recent study published in the American Journal of Managed Care examined access to specialty care by working to identify patients who could be safely discharged from a GI clinic and analyzing the impact of these discharges on clinic work…

Olympus, a global medical and surgical products development company, has commercially launched its single-use VisiGlide 2 guidewires.

Stephen Hanauer, MD, FACG, has been elected the 2014 to 2015 president of the American College of Gastroenterology. Here are five things to know about Dr. Hanauer.

Here are five gastroenterologists who made headlines within the past week.

The use of menthol spray during colonoscopy has been shown to improve adenoma detection rate and reduce colonic peristalsis during the procedure, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.

Biomerica, an advanced diagnostics products company, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of the fiscal year 2015.

Nearly 450 gastroenterologists with the American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in response to the Medicare 2015 physician fee schedule proposed rule.…

Biotechnology company Synthetics Biologics has expanded its Irritable Bowel Syndrome Clinical Advisory Board with the appointment of four GI physicians.

Smart Clinic, a physician-designed mHealth application, and the American College of Gastroenterology have reached an agreement for software marketing and distribution.

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.