Acquisition of gastroenterology practices by management service organizations accelerated in 2021, with powerhouses like Miami-based Gastro Health and Southlake, Texas-based GI Alliance expanding their reach nationwide.
Category: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
7 GI expansions and new centers in the last 30 days
Seven gastroenterology practice expansions and new center openings Becker’s has covered in the last 30 days:
4 recent GI research developments
Four recent gastroenterology research developments from the past 10 days:
Buy-and-bill gastroenterologists more likely to offer ancillary services
Gastroenterologists who engage in buy and bill are more likely to perform ancillary services than those who do not.
Turn your practice into a Starbucks experience, says GI owner
Rajiv Sharma, MD, owner of Terre Haute, Ind.-based Digestive Health Associates and nutritional supplement company Dr. Gut Happiness, joined “Becker’s ASC Review Podcast” to talk about the importance of branding and technology for practice owners.
Promising gastrointestinal cancer treatment emerges for those with highest risk
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have found that the drug adagrasib could be helpful in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers, according to a Feb. 7 Mayo Clinic News Network article.
FDA clears single-use gastroscope
The FDA has granted 510(k) regulatory clearance to Ambu’s aScope, a single-use gastroscope, and aBox 2, a display unit, the company said Feb. 4.
Prep-free colorectal cancer screening test takes major step
Clinical stage medical diagnostics company Check-Cap received approval from the FDA for its amended Investigational Device Exemption application for C-Scan, allowing for a U.S. pivotal study.
Raising colorectal screening rates could be as simple as an automated message
Colorectal cancer screening rates could be improved if health systems include a “primer message” to patients on their patient portals, a study published Feb. 4 in JAMA Network suggests.
8 developments in GI technology
Here are eight key updates on gastroenterology medtech in the last three months:
