GI & Endoscopy

Kanawha Valley Gastroenterology Associates in Lynchburg, Va., has adopted a Benchmark Systems electronic health record and practice management solution.

Gurpreet Singh, MD, has joined Sacramento, Calif.-based Woodland Healthcare as its new gastroenterologist, according to a report in The Davis Enterprise.

This article is sponsored by EndoChoice.Blair Lewis, MD, a gastroenterologist at Carnegie Hill Endoscopy Center in New York City, discusses how gastroenterologists and GI-driven centers can use quality metrics to improve their practice.

Cape Regional Medical Center's Same Day Surgery Care Center in Cape May, N.J., added two board-certified gastroenterologists to its staff, Anthony Masciarelli, DO, and Renjy Vattasseril, MD.

PENTAX Medical has launched its MagniView rage optical zoom technology for gastroenterology applications, according to a News Medical report.

In 2012, gastroenterologists ranked as the fourth-highest paid physician specialty, behind orthopedists, cardiologists and radiologists, with a mean annual income of $342,000, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2013.

Johnson & Johnson's Sedasys anesthesia sedation device could reduce the cost of colonoscopies, but it also poses the threat of replacing anesthesiologists, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry found no definitive link between celiac disease and autism, according to a Health Day report.

Lasers now have the ability to detect intestinal problem areas, which could reduce the need for tissue removal for biopsies, according to a Guardian Media report.

In the Gastroenterologist Compensation Report: 2013, Medscape asked respondents whether they would consider not taking Medicare patients. Medicare traditionally reimburses lower than private payers for the same procedures.