Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy

United Digestive, a gastroenterology-focused practice management company, is now consolidating operating systems for its partner practices.

The Community Health Center of the New River Valley in Christiansburg, Va., is expanding its partnership with the UVA Cancer Center in Charlottesville, Va., with the goal of increasing colorectal cancer screening rates to 80 percent of eligible patients.

Here are three networks expansion from two gastroenterology-focused MSOs and a private practice that Becker’s has reported on since July 22:

Salvo Health, a virtual clinic specializing in comprehensive gastroenterology care and chronic gut conditions, closed a $10.5 million investment from Threshold Ventures, Torch Capital and Felicis. 

A 2022 report from US News and World Report has ranked the top universities for gastroenterology and hepatology globally. 

Health testing company Castle Biosciences finished the second quarter with $34.3 million in revenue, a 49 percent increase from the same quarter last year, it said Aug. 8.

The American College of Gastroenterology released updated guidelines for gastroparesis in the August edition of The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Gastroenterology is a broad field covering a wide range of patient care, from endoscopy and colonoscopy to hepatitis C and pancreatic cancer. Here are 120 gastroenterologists who provide critical services, expand technologies and grow their fields.

Healthcare technology company Medtronic announced in February its partnership with Amazon Web Services to create a health equity assistance program, a program set to provide free colorectal screening kits to low income communities. 

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., are the best pediatric and adult hospitals for gastroenterology and GI surgery in the country, respectively, according to U.S. News & World Report.