Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

Nearly 1.9 million Americans received prescriptions for the proton-pump inhibitor omeprazole, the most frequently prescribed gastroenterology medication in 2021, according to 2022 data from Definitive Healthcare. 

Colorectal cancer is expected to cause about 52,550 deaths in 2023, according to the American Cancer Society. 

Here are seven gastroenterology technology updates Becker’s has reported on since Feb. 21:

AMSURG completed more than 1 million colonoscopies in 2022, the ASC chain said March 6. 

Healthcare research and technology company Clario, gastroenterology consultant GI Reviewers, and medical artificial intelligence technology developer RSIP Vision have teamed up to create an AI-based scoring system for inflammatory bowel disease. 

Though payers have been trying to push more procedures out of hospitals, low reimbursements have the potential to cause these efforts to backfire by pushing independent physicians, including gastroenterologists, to migrate to hospital settings.

Nashville, Tenn.-based gastroenterology practice Digestive and Liver Health Specialists is expanding in the region, adding a fourth location in Clarksville, Tenn. Currently, the practice serves patients in Nashville, Smyrna and Hendersonville. 

The nation’s third-largest gastroenterology practice, U.S. Digestive Health, has moved to an expanded office space in Broomall, Pa. 

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic was named the best hospital for gastroenterology in the world in 2023 by Newsweek.

As gastroenterology technology develops, some healthcare leaders are concerned about how the updates will affect procedure volume.