Here are 10 statistics on GI/endoscopy revenue per case in ambulatory surgery centers across the United States, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC Intellimarker Survey.
GI & Endoscopy
Synthetic Biologics appointed gastroenterologist Mark Pimentel, MD, chairman of its new irritable bowel syndrome clinical advisory board.
A recent study compared polyp and adenoma detection rate in EndoCuff-assisted colonoscopy and traditional colonoscopy.
Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., has announced Don Mackler, MD, will join Hutcheson Gastroenterology.
Trinity Endoscopy Center in Steubenville, Ohio, acquired the ManoScan ESO esophageal manometry test, according to a Herald Star report.
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Two gastroenterologists share how they are working to increase patient volume.
Pediatric gastroenterologist Edwin Simpser, MD, has been named president and CEO of St. Mary's Hospital for Children in Bayside, N.Y., according to a Queens Chronicle report.
Vijay Singh, MBBS, a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, has developed a device for the treatment of acute pancreatitis, according to a News Medical report.
In a recent study published in the journal Gut, researchers compared insufflation rates using air and carbon dioxide. The study was designed to determine whether or not carbon dioxide increases the total enteroscopy rate and intubation rate of single-balloon enteroscopy.
This is a response to the recent article "GI Centers of the Future: Forecasting Colonoscopy Demand, Value-Added Services."