GI & Endoscopy

Digestive Disease Specialists, based in Oklahoma City, and MDSave have partnered to offer patients bundled online pricing for colonoscopy.

Gastroenterologist Andrew Batey, MD, and Jeffrey Hallett, MD, have joined Paris (Ill.) Community Hospital/Family Medical Center, according to a Casey Reporter report.

Here are 33 statistics on gastroenterologist compensation in 2011 compared to compensation in 2012, according to Medscape's Gastroenterologist Compensation Report: 2012 and Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2013.

The market for in-vitro colorectal cancer screening tests, currently valued at $333 million, is expected to reach a value of more than $1.6 billion by 2019, according to a GlobalData report.

Here four gastroenterologists discuss ways to increase patient volume growth in the coming year as well as direct-to-patient marketing strategies.  

An investigational vaccine for the prevention of Clostridium difficile infections will undergo an international Phase III trial, according to a Gastroenterology Update.

A new blood test for colon cancer developed by VolitionRx has been shown to detect 85 percent of colorectal cancer cases, according to a we are CentralPA.com report.

Here are 12 statistics on GI/endoscopy case volume in ambulatory surgery centers in comparison to several other specialties, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC Intellimarker Survey.

Patrick Takahashi, MD, Chief of the Gastroenterology Section at St. Vincent Medical Center, discusses his role in spearheading the electronic health record implementation process at the medical center.

Metabolomic Technologies, founded by gastroenterologist Richard Fedorak, MD, and colorectal surgeon Haili Wang, MD, have developed PolypDx, a urine test designed to detect polyps before they become cancerous, according to a Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News report.