Today's Top 20 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Stories
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Where Health Care Service Corp. pays the highest rates for colonoscopies
Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center is the healthcare organization with the highest PPO payment rates for screening colonoscopies from Health Care Service Corp., which provides Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in five states. -
Sanford Health becomes 1st in region to add accredited GI fellowship program
The Sanford Center for Digestive Health in Sioux Falls, S.D., has become the first program of its kind in the Dakotas to receive accreditation for its gastroenterology fellowship program, according to an Oct. 16 report from local news station KELO. -
5 gastroenterology megadeals disrupting the industry
Gastroenterology has increasingly consolidated in the last five years, as private equity and management service organizations see the benefit in accessing economies of scale. -
5 new GI devices making waves
The gastroenterology industry is constantly evolving as artificial intelligence and new technologies offer specialists new ways to care for and treat patients. -
3 AI-driven polyp detection devices changing colonoscopies
Artificial intelligence has been shown in a recent study to be advantageous in increasing polyp detection. -
5 physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology
Here are five of the many physicians on the cutting edge of gastroenterology: -
Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology partners with AI endoscopy startup
The Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology signed a joint research agreement with Tokyo-based medtech start-up AI Medical Service, which is focused on the development of diagnostic endoscopic artificial intelligence. -
Where UnitedHealthcare stands in GI today: 3 notes
Here are three updates on UnitedHealthcare's standing in the gastroenterology industry that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 22: -
What will the gastroenterology industry look like in 10 years?
From robot nurses to a change in how patients are cared for, the gastroenterology industry could look vastly different in 10 years. -
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts expands virtual GI care
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has added Oshi Health and Virta Health to its network to grow virtual care options for patients dealing with gastrointestinal conditions and diabetes. -
UnitedHealthcare offers 'no response' to industry group on prior authorization
On Aug. 1, the American Gastroenterological Association penned a letter to UnitedHealthcare calling on the insurer to withdraw its advanced notification program for gastrointestinal care. UHC since has offered "no details, no information and no response," according to an Oct. 11 statement from the AGA. -
The 63 best hospitals for gastroenterology in 2023, per patients and providers
WebMD and Medscape have partnered to name the 63 best hospitals for gastroenterological care in 2023 based on survey data from thousands of patients and providers. -
What the next generation of gastroenterologists should know
Three gastroenterologists recently connected with Becker's to share what new physicians should know. -
Gastroenterology Associates, Oshi to offer virtual GI care in New Jersey
Woodland Park-based Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey and virtual care provider Oshi Health have partnered to offer hybrid care options. -
Private practice vs. employment: What this GI would choose if he could do it again
Eric Esrailian, MD, gastroenterologist and health sciences clinical professor of medicine at Los Angeles-based UCLA, joined Becker's to discuss what career choices he would make if he could do it again. -
2 University of Pittsburgh gastroenterologists honored by AGA
Robert Schoen, MD, and Dhiraj Yadav, MD — professors at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine — received 2024 Research Mentor Awards from the American Gastroenterological Association. -
How gastroenterology staff are paid
Here are how gastroenterologists, gastroenterology physician assistants and gastroenterology nurses are paid: -
Dr. Ward Olsen, former University of Wisconsin GI professor, dies at 89
Ward Olsen, MD, professor emeritus of gastroenterology at Madison-based University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, has died at 89, according to an Oct. 2 report from Channel 3000. -
United Digestive, Gastro Care Partners & more: 13 updates in Q3
Here are 13 moves from six major gastroenterology groups that Becker's has reported in the third quarter of 2023: -
US Digestive Health, UnitedHealthcare reach agreement on in-network coverage
U.S. Digestive Health and health insurer UnitedHealthcare and its affiliate health plans have agreed to a new contract for USDH providers and their patients.
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