Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

Virtual GI care could save $10K per patient, study finds

A study conducted by digestive healthcare company Oshi Health in partnership with a national health plan found that virtual multidisciplinary care for gastrointestinal disorders improves patient outcomes and saves a total of $10,000 per patient over a …

Pharmaceutical company taps former FDA gastroenterology director

Pharmaceutical company Jaguar Health added Andrew Mulberg, MD, former deputy director of the division of gastroenterology and inborn errors products at the FDA, as a consultant. 

7 endoscopy updates

Here are seven endoscopy updates Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 3:

4 colonoscopy updates in 2 weeks

From a celebrity colonoscopy to a major data breach, here are four colonoscopy updates from 2023. 

How colonoscopy reimbursement is expected to change for ASCs in 2023

Medicare ASC payments for colonoscopies with lesion removals and colonoscopies and biopsies are expected to increase in 2023, according to VMG Health’s “ASCs in 2022: A Year in Review” report released Jan. 26.

The growth of GI Alliance: A timeline

In November, 2018, Southlake, Texas-based management services company GI Alliance was formed through a partnership between Waud Capital Partners and Texas Digestive Disease Consultants. 

GI Alliance partners with Connecticut GI

Dallas-based GI Alliance, a gastroenterology management organization, has partnered with Rocky Hill-based Connecticut GI.

Healthcare scribe certification program to add gastroenterology

The American Healthcare Documentation Professionals Group, a healthcare documentation trainer and certifier, will now offer a gastroenterology program for certified medical scribe professionals. 

Gastro Health, GI Alliance and more: Who had the most transactions in 2022?

Becker’s reported on eight Gastro Health transactions in 2022.

Kroger launches personalized medicine trial for gut and immune health

Kroger Health, the healthcare division of national grocery chain Kroger Co., has begun active recruitment for colorectal cancer gut and immune health observation.