GI & Endoscopy

Digestive Disease Week 2014 kicks off tomorrow in Chicago and will run through May 6. Here are five highlights, of many, to look out for during the meeting.

Two gastroenterologists discuss quality reporting requirements in the field and how to actively maintain compliance.

Greenwood (S.C.) Endoscopy Center acquired the EVIS EXERA III-190 series endoscopes from Olympus, according to an Index-Journal report.

Gastroenterologists reported a 1.6 percent increase income from 2013 to this year, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2014. How satisfied are gastroenterologists with their income?

The Endoscopy Division of FUJIFILM Medical Systems will present its portfolio of endoscopic solutions at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago.

Pharmaceutical contract research organization WCCT Global announced the appointment of John Hong, MD, MBA, as its head of GI Clinical Research.

The American Gastroenterological Association, American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy banded together this year to protest the CMS 2014 Medicare reimbursement cuts to upper GI/endoscopy services.

Pentax Medical, an endoscopic imaging company, announced the launch of its endoPRO iQ 7.6 in the United States and Canada.

Here are nine gastroenterologists who recently took on new roles or received an honor in their field.

Olympus announced the launch of its ALT-Pro, an automated endoscope leak tester system.