Omeprazole is the most frequently prescribed gastroenterology prescription, according to April 13 data from Definitive Healthcare, making up 17.60 percent of all prescribed GI medications.
Hawaii is the lowest paying state for gastroenterologists, with GI physicians there earning $108,423. The national average for all physicians specialists is $382,000, according to the most recent salary data from Medscape.
On June 1, UnitedHealthcare launched a new advanced notification process that requires physicians and practices to submit information on patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopies, capsule endoscopies, diagnostic colonoscopies and surveillance co…
While gastroenterologists focus on providing care to patients, many have several other tasks at their practices daily, including improving coworker morale and enhancing the patient experience.
Conducting staging laparoscopy on patients who have recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer helps with the early detection of cancer spread and determination of the cancer’s stage, according to a June 29 news release from Mayo Clinic.