Who’s interested in buying Gastro Health, at what valuation & what it could all mean (Becker’s GI & Endoscopy)
In conversation with Eric Major, director at Provident, and Praveen Suthrum, president of NextServices, about what a potential deal could look like, who the platform could sell to and what the ramifications of such a deal would mean to the industry.
Telehealth Coding and Reimbursement in 2021 (Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News)
The liberal stance that the agency took last spring will persist throughout the calendar year 2021, and at least until the end of the public health emergency for private payors.
Biden unveils $1.9 trillion relief package: 10 things to know (Becker’s Hospital CFO Report)
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion relief package that includes more than $400 billion to fight the COVID-19 pandemic directly. Here is a breakdown of 10 things to know about the proposal.
A relatively high rate of COVID-19 vaccination intent was observed among inflammatory bowel disease populations; however, long-term safety concerns were common.
Amulet-Backed US Digestive Health Continues Partnership Expansion (PRNewswire)
Including these new partnerships, US Digestive Health now oversees a network of gastroenterology providers and services with 26 locations, 92 physicians, and more than 700 total employees.
5 stats on GI salary & incentive bonuses: Physicians Thrive (Becker’s GI & Endoscopy)
Gastroenterologists had the lowest regional median salaries of the other four physician specialties included in the regional breakdown of the report: cardiology, orthopedic surgery, cardiovascular surgery and neurological surgery.
Iterative Scopes Announces Partnership with Eli Lilly and Company (PRNewswire)
The initial focus of this collaboration is to work together to advance machine learning algorithms being developed by Iterative Scopes to improve upon current endoscopic clinical trial endpoint assessments, with the goal of advancing the use of AI applications for IBD clinical trials.
AI in GI: 7 updates since 2020 (Becker’s GI & Endoscopy)
Artificial intelligence is a growing area in gastroenterology. It’s something NextServices President Praveen Suthrum predicted as an industry disruptor in his book, Scope Forward, and last year marked several advancements.
Amazon’s healthcare moves: 7 notes for ASCs and physicians (Becker’s ASC Review)
The company has launched initiatives to aid the COVID-19 vaccine efforts, make the supply chain more efficient and expand virtual care. Here are seven things to know.
More Support for Diet to Prevent Colorectal Cancer (MedPage Today)
Dietary patterns and risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) are clearly linked, according to an umbrella review of meta-analyses of prospective observational studies.
GI Twitter: Using social media to engage with the GI community (Healio)
Engagement with social media has become a huge part of society, especially in health care. Further, the use of social media has increased in the field of gastroenterology over the past 10 years.
Video: Fatty Liver Foundation looks to ‘blunt’ liver disease epidemic (Healio)
Wayne Eskridge, founder and CEO of the Fatty Liver Foundation spoke about the goals the foundation has this year, including increasing screening for liver disease and working around the COVID-19 pandemic.
