Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

Gastroenterology leaders faced an increasingly complex landscape in 2024, with closures, legal controversies and cyberattacks shaping the specialty’s future. 

From new prior authorization rules to growing payer contracts, here are six GI payer updates from 2024: 

Gastroenterology billing is inherently complex and demands a strategic approach, especially as many industry leaders report that gastroenterology is disproportionately impacted by pay cuts and restrictive payer practices.

New York University’s Langone Health in New York City has expanded its gastroenterology leadership team with the addition of two new hires. 

The last year has been marked by numerous studies, developments and notable “firsts” in the gastroenterology and endoscopy space. 

Dumbarton, Va.-based Commonwealth Gastroenterology will shutter Feb. 28, according to a notice posted on the practice’s website. 

Connecticut GI and Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield has faced a data breach affecting 10,568 patients, according to a Dec. 5 report from The HIPAA Journal.

Connecticut GI and Gastroenterology Associates of Fairfield has faced a data breach affecting 10,568 patients, according to a Dec. 5 report from The HIPAA Journal.

A 11,010-square-foot medical office building in East Lansing, Mich., has been sold to real estate investment firm Walz Kraft Capital Partners, according to a Dec. 5 report from ReBusiness Online.

The most frequent cause of medical malpractice allegations against gastroenterologists are diagnostic errors.