GI & Endoscopy

A recent study presented at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago compares laparoscopic hemicolectomy and laparoscopic-assisted colonoscopy for the removal of large, difficult-to-remove polyps. The study suggests that the procedure could reduce the length of hospital stays and save the healthcare…

U.S. Endoscopy, an endoscopy device design and manufacturing company, has released the Lariat snare, according to an EndoNurse report.

Jeffrey Glenn, MD, PhD, will lead the development of a new Center of Excellence for Translational Research at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine.

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, the fourth largest Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliated company, operates health plans in Delaware, Pennsylvania and West Virginia covering approximately 5.2 million lives. This spring, Highmark announced plans to enact a new monitored anesthesia care…

U.S. Representative Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) recently toured Raleigh (N.C) Endoscopy Center.

Western New York Pediatric Gastroenterology opened a new office location in Batavia, N.Y., according to a report by The Buffalo News.

In a recent New England Journal of Medicine study adenoma detection rate was linked to a decrease in colorectal cancer risk. Though colorectal cancer screening efforts and quality have made strides with public advocacy and new technology, some patients are…

Three gastroenterologists weigh in on bundled payments and what this payment model could mean for the GI field.

Salam Zakko, MD, and his team at Connecticut Gastroenterology Institute and Connecticut Clinical Research Foundation at Bristol (Conn.) Hospital received an award of distinction for a research poster at the recent Digestive Disease Week Conference in Chicago, May 3 to…

SSM Health Care-St. Louis Physicians' Organization has named gastroenterologist Stephen Nicholas, MD, vice president of medical affairs — service line practices, according to a report by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.