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Are GIs fairly compensated in 2025? 2 specialists weigh in
While gastroenterologists are among the highest-paid physician specialists in 2025, their wages suffered a 3% decline between 2023 and 2024. Additionally, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ inflation calculator, the average salary for GIs in 2015, $370,000, has the same buying power as $502,930.04 in 2025. In 2025, GIs are earning an average […]
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41% of US healthcare providers ‘nonphysicians’
Around 40.6% of practicing healthcare providers in the U.S. currently are nonphysicians, according to Kaufman Hall’s quarterly “Physician Flash Report.” The report draws on data from more than 1,300 hospitals and 200,000 providers, according to a May 7 news release sent to Becker’s. Surgical and primary care roles are facing shortages in the U.S., and […]
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GI Alliance strikes administrative partnership
GI Alliance has partnered with IKS Health, whose platform supports clinicians, staff and patients to reduce administrative and operational burden. IKS Health will deploy its AI-enabled technology to build a revenue cycle management process focused on GI providers, according to a May 7 news release. The partnership will leverage IKS’ clinical optimization features to enable […]
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Tennessee hospital names chief of pediatric anesthesiology
Memphis-based Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has tapped Joseph King, MD, as chief of pediatric anesthesiology, according to a May 6 report from ABC affiliate WBBJ. Dr. King will oversee anesthesia delivery for pediatric patients. He most recently served as vice chair and assistant professor in the department of anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical […]
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Cleveland Clinic partners with Regent Surgical on ASC development
Cleveland Clinic has struck a partnership with management services organization Regent Surgical to develop an ASC network. Regent Surgical, founded in 2001, aids health systems in developing, managing and operating ASCs, according to a May 7 news release from Cleveland Clinic. The company currently operates and manages ASCs across 13 states. Cleveland Clinic and Regent […]
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Cleveland Clinic partners with Regent Surgical on ASC development
Cleveland Clinic has struck a partnership with management services organization Regent Surgical to develop an ASC network. Regent Surgical, founded in 2001, aids health systems in developing, managing and operating ASCs, according to a May 7 news release from Cleveland Clinic. The company currently operates and manages ASCs across 13 states. Cleveland Clinic and Regent […]
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2 Buffalo Spine & Sports Medicine physicians plan New York ASC
Two physicians affiliated with Buffalo (N.Y.) Spine & Sports Medicine have filed plans to open a standalone ASC in Amherst, N.Y., according to a May 7 report from NBC affiliate WGRZ. The ASC will total 9,000 square feet, according to the plan filed with the town of Amherst. The project earned initial approvals from the […]
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2 Buffalo Spine & Sports Medicine physicians plan New York ASC
Two physicians affiliated with Buffalo (N.Y.) Spine & Sports Medicine have filed plans to open a standalone ASC in Amherst, N.Y., according to a May 7 report from NBC affiliate WGRZ. The ASC will total 9,000 square feet, according to the plan filed with the town of Amherst. The project earned initial approvals from the […]
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GLP-1s and the GI tract: 7 side effects
As weight loss medications, including Ozempic and WeGovy, have gained popularity across the U.S., they are not without side effects, some serious. According to a May 2024 CNN report, as many as 1 in 8 adults have used a GLP-1 at some point in their lives. Side effects of the medication can extend across several […]
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Castle Biosciences to acquire Johns Hopkins-backed GI company
Castle Biosciences has signed an agreement to acquire GI health company Previse, which was developed by specialists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore. Previse is focused on chronic acid reflux related diseases, including esophageal cancer, according to a May 5 news release from Castle Biosciences. Terms of the agreement have not been […]
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