Artificial intelligence may help engage underserved patients with colonoscopy screenings, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's 2024 annual meeting. An AI ...

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has tapped Binita Kamath as its chief of the division of gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition.

Optum is the largest employer of physicians in the U.S. with 90,000 affiliated physicians. It has 2,200 primary and specialty care offices in 16 states. Walgreens-owned VillageMD operates 680 clinics ...

Here are two proposed ASCs that have faced opposition in May: ...

Idaho was named the worst state for physicians to practice twice in the past five years by Medscape's Best and Worst Places to Practice reports from 2019-24. The annual report examines physician ...

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health has opened a new expanded heart and vascular center in Bemidji, Minn., according to a May 31 report from The Bemidji Pioneer. The expansion has added a third ...

Here are three updates on physicians' wrongful termination lawsuits in the last month: 1. A jury ruled in favor of Scott Lynch, MD, who alleged he was wrongfully fired from Penn State Athletics. Dr.

Washington (Pa.) Health System finalized its merger with Pittsburgh-based UPMC one year after the two health systems announced plans to affiliate. Washington Health System's two campuses will now be ...

Infectious disease physicians are the least happy of all physician specialists when it comes to compensation rates, according to Medscape's 2024 "Compensation Report," published in May. Infectious ...

Here are seven gastroenterology-focused ASCs that have opened in the last two months, as reported by Becker's since April 10: 1. New York City-based Gastroenterology Associates of Brooklyn opened a ...

Gastroenterologist Naresh Gunaratnam, MD, has been named president and chair of the board of directors for the Digestive Health Physicians Association. Dr. Gunaratnam is a practicing physician at ...

General surgery is the ASC specialty that saw the highest pay jump between 2019 and 2023, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Provider Compensation and Productivity Data Report" ...