GI & Endoscopy

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…

The American Gastroenterological Association has expressed support of the transparency efforts of the Sunshine Act, or Open Payments program, but is advocating for a number of changes.

La Peer Health Systems, a Beverly Hills, Calif.-based outpatient surgery center, has added gastroenterologists Benjamin Basseri, MD, and Marc Makhani, MD, to its team.

Mauna Kea Technologies, a global medical device company, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its new Cellvizio system that functions at a near-infrared wavelength of 785 nanometers.

In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began to conduct a study to measure the patient time and costs associated with colorectal cancer screening colonoscopy and fecal immunochemical tests, according to an insurancenewsnet report.

Ambulatory surgery centers and endoscopy centers are only as strong as their physicians. Five gastroenterologists weigh in how GI physicians can become leaders at their centers and inspire their colleagues to do the same.