Artificial intelligence (AI) is an umbrella term used to describe a cluster of interrelated fields. Machine learning (ML) refers to a model that learns from past data to predict future data. Medicine and particularly gastroenterology and hepatology, are data-rich fields with extensive data repositories, and therefore fruitful ground for AI/ML-based software applications. In this study, we comprehensively review the current applications of AI/ML-based models in these fields and the opportunities that arise from their application. Specifically, we refer to the applications of AI/ML-based models in prevention, diagnosis, management, and prognosis of gastrointestinal bleeding, inflammatory bowel diseases, gastrointestinal premalignant and malignant…
Author: Praveen Suthrum
Healio Gastroenterology presents the following report on the top 10 peer-tested stories from the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting 2021. Stories include research in microbiome restoration for recurrent Clostridioides difficile, blood-based screening tests for colorectal cancer, health disparities in colon cancer and more.
CMS finalized a rule Nov. 2 that changes the requirement of coinsurance when practitioners at hospital outpatient departments and ASCs remove polyps during a colorectal cancer screening. As it stands, the removal of polyps changes the screening test to a diagnostic test, meaning that coinsurance is required if polyps are removed during a colorectal screening.
Screening for colorectal cancer is unique because there are several screening options available. So how can we balance the latest ACG Clinical Guidelines with patient preferences, cultural context, and insurance coverage to find the best screening option for our patients? Joining Dr. Peter Buch to discuss the updated recommendations is Dr. Aasma Shaukat, lead author of the 2021 ACG Clinical Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening.
Host Dr. Lawrence Kosinski sits down with Dr. Scott Ketover, President and CEO of MNGI Digestive Health, to discuss MNGI’s evolution and ongoing value-based care efforts. To stream our Station live 24/7 visit www.HealthcareNOWRadio.com or ask your Smart Device to “….Play HealthcareNOW Radio”.
Viome Life Sciences has raised $54 million. The funding will bolster the company’s efforts to develop cancer diagnostics and support its separate consumer product division, said CEO Naveen Jain in an interview with GeekWire. Viome’s consumer division offers services to analyze the microbiome, the collection of microbes in the gut and other parts of the body. The Seattle-area company determines the microbiome composition of stool samples through sequencing of the RNA of bacteria and other organisms.
“This partnership brings a new level of GI services to our region, and Memorial is pleased with what that means to patients”- Spence Fisher, Memorial Executive VP.
In a column I wrote last year, I called private-equity firms “healthcare’s house flippers” because what they do—maximize the value of an acquired hospital or medical practice to turn a quick profit—is a lot like what house flippers do—maximize the value of an acquired house to turn a quick profit. We know from watching home-improvement shows what house flippers do to a newly acquired house to make it more attractive to potential buyers—repair any structural problems, knock down a few walls to open up the first-floor floor plan, remodel the kitchen, expand the master bathroom, landscape the front yard and…
Data show that healthcare is one of the top-paying industries. And, as a physician, you’re probably paid well relative to many other professions—a reward for the long years of education, grueling hours, and high-stakes work the profession requires. But your salary may not be commensurate with that of your physician peers. Your gender, specialty, and location are three of the biggest factors influencing how much you make—in some cases by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Wyoming is ranked the top state in the country for gastroenterologists to live and work by job market research company Zippia. The 2021 ranking took into account median salary, cost of living and the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ location quotient, which measures how concentrated an industry or occupation is in a single state compared to the nation as a whole. A location quotient of 1.5, for example, means a state has 1.5 times the concentration of gastroenterologist jobs compared to the national average. A higher location quotient means more jobs are available in that state in a particular industry.