Looking back on her career as a gastroenterologist, Mariam Naveed, MD, sees the gastroenterology fellowship program she created at AdventHealth in Orlando, Fla., as a pinnacle moment. Her first faculty position as assistant program director for the gastroenterology fellowship program at the University of Iowa offered some inspiration. “I loved teaching and working with trainees and knew I always wanted to remain in this realm,” Dr. Naveed said.
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LAVAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / July 11, 2023 / Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE/TSX:BHC) and its gastroenterology business, Salix Pharmaceuticals, today announced the winners of its 2023 Salix Gastrointestinal Health Scholars Program. For the fourth consecutive year, Salix will be awarding $10,000 each to 10 students living with a GI disease. “At Salix, we understand it can be incredibly difficult to balance both the pursuit of higher education and the challenges associated with living with a gastrointestinal condition,” said Nicola Kayel, vice president, Marketing, Salix. “That is why Salix is dedicated to reducing the stress and financial burden for these…
Key takeaways: The FDA granted marketing authorization for a digital cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes, according to an industry press release.
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Becker’s is thrilled to release the 2023 edition of its “Physician leaders to know” list. The physicians featured on this list are exemplary leaders with deep clinical knowledge and experience. Many of them have assumed executive roles at hospitals, health systems or healthcare companies during their careers, while simultaneously serving as community board members or members of national organizations. As physicians, these individuals also bring clinical expertise to their leadership roles, providing them with a thorough understanding of the inner workings of the healthcare system.
When a person has a low IgA level, the tissue transglutaminase immunoglobulin A antibody is no longer a useful screening test for celiac disease. So how should we be assessing patients with an IgA deficiency? To discuss these new recommendations, Dr. Peter Buch is joined by Dr. Claire Jansson-Knodell, Gastroenterologist at the Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease Institute.
CHICAGO – The 2023 Digestive Health Foundation Gala raised $1.6 million to further its mission to fund vital medical research at the Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center aimed at improving the quality of life for individuals with digestive disease and their families.
ABSTRACTObjectives: Prior authorization (PA) aims to promote the safe and effective use of medications and to control costs. However, PA-related administrative tasks can contribute to burden on health care providers. This study examines how such tasks affect treatment decisions. Study Design: Cross-sectional, online survey.Methods: We conducted an online survey of US medical providers in 2020 based on a convenience sample of 100,000 providers. Multivariate path analysis was used to examine associations among provider practice characteristics, step therapy and other health plan requirements, perceived burdens of PA, communication issues with insurers, and prescribing behaviors (prescribing a different medication than planned, avoiding…
U.S. Digestive Health CEO Jerry Tillinger recently joined Becker’s to discuss what he thinks will disrupt the gastroenterology industry next. Editor’s note: This response was edited lightly for length and clarity. Question: What will disrupt the GI industry next?Jerry Tillinger: It’s a rapidly moving industry — there’s technology changes, there’s medicine changes and there’s a ton of things that are hitting us all the time. But the one that I think is actually going to drive the most change for us is the rapid growth and the demand for outpatient procedures as we’ve moved the bar for colonoscopy screening from…
According to a new report published by the American Antitrust Institute, private equity (PE) firms have purchased a substantial number of physician practices over the last decade, with some firms owning over 30% of practices in a given specialty in some markets. How private equity is impacting physician practicesIn the report, researchers from the University of California, Berkeley’s Petris Center and the Washington Center for Equitable Growth found that PE acquisitions of physician practices increased more than six-fold between 2012 and 2021. In 2012, there were 75 acquisitions, compared to 484 acquisitions in 2021.