Digestive diseases represent a significant financial and health burden. Here are 27 statistics on the number of deaths, ambulatory care visits and hospital discharges associated with GI diseases in 2004, according to the Burden of Digestive Diseases in the United…
GI & Endoscopy
L. Michael Brunt, MD, has been elected the new president of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons.
Frontier Healthcare Holdings opened the Long Island Digestive Endoscopy Center in Suffolk County, N.Y. Here are five facts about Frontier Healthcare and the new GI-driven center.
Medivators, a medical device manufacturer, has launched the JET PREP Endoscopic Flushing Device. Here are four key features of the device.
The American Gastroenterology Association recently held the 5th Annual AGA Technology Summit. Here are four key takeaways, amongst many, according to the AGA Tech Report.
How has colonoscopy facility reimbursement changed from 2013 to 2014?
The call to embrace risk sharing and alternative payment models in healthcare is growing louder, but can these alternative models work in practice?
Here are 75 gastroenterologists who have taken on new leadership roles or received industry recognition in 2014 thus far.
Three gastroenterologists expound on what they believe to be some of the most exciting challenges shaping the healthcare field.
Researchers conducted a study of an intensive outreach program that more than doubled the rate of colorectal cancer screening in underserved populations, according to a Medpage Today report. Here are five things to know about the outreach program and its…
