Rockford (Ill.) Gastroenterology Associates filed a notice of data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on Oct. 30 after becoming aware of a 2023 cyberattack.
Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
2 diagnostic companies team up to expand virtual colonoscopies
Global diagnostics company Bracco Diagnostics has partnered with virtual colonoscopy company ColoWatch to deliver new solutions for imaging facilities to expand the availability of colorectal cancer screenings using virtual colonoscopy.
Dr. Sita Chokhavatia named to ACG board of governors
Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System gastroenterologist Sita Chokhavatia, MD, has been elected to the American College of Gastroenterology board of governors, according to a Nov. 20 report from TapIntoRidgewood.
West Virginia gastroenterologist found guilty of tax fraud, faces up to 204 years in prison
A gastroenterologist in Wheeling, W.Va., has been found guilty of failing to pay nearly $2.5 million in payroll taxes, according to a Nov. 20 report from NBC affiliate WTOV.
AGA issues new GI disease guidelines
The American Gastroenterological Association has released updated guidelines for treating moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis.
The gastroenterologist shortage grows more dire
The U.S. is projected to face a shortage of 1,630 gastroenterologists by 2025, according to a 2024 white paper from Medicus.
Gastro Health physician under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct
Cincinnati-based gastroenterologist David Wenzke, MD, an employee at Columbus, Ohio-based Gastro Health, has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation by the State Medical Board of Ohio for alleged sexual misconduct, according to a Nov. 18…
U of Alabama at Birmingham receives $120K for CRC screenings
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s division of gastrointestinal surgery and gastroenterology and hepatology were awarded a $120,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Cancer Prevention and Control Division for th…
5 legislative updates for GIs to watch
Here are five recent legislative and administrative updates in gastroenterology:
Patients with positive testing delay colonoscopy: Study
A new study from Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente found that patients who receive a positive fecal test often delay undergoing colonoscopy – the recommended procedure following a positive diagnosis.
