Digital GI startup launches with $10.5M | A $10 million GI malpractice trial | AMA warns physicians of the pitfalls behind PE promises
Scope Forward Newsletter - Business/Tech Updates in Gastroenterology | August 16, 2022

Digital GI startup launches with $10.5M | A $10 million GI malpractice trial | AMA warns physicians of the pitfalls behind PE promises

GI Doc's Malpractice Lawyer Gloats at Win, Then Puts Foot in Mouth ?(Medscape)

During the closing arguments in a $10 million malpractice trial, attorney Robert McKenna III told jurors the claims against his client, a gastroenterologist, were baseless and equivalent to “extortion.”


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Greg O'Grady, CEO Of Alimetry: "As clinicians, some of our skills may become relatively obsolete" ?(NextServices)

In this episode, Praveen Suthrum interviews Greg O'Grady (CEO of Alimetry ). Professor Greg reaffirms that exponential technologies could make current clinical skills relatively obsolete.


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Digital gastrointestinal care startup Salvo Health launches with $10.5M (Mobi Health News)

Salvo Health offers a virtual clinic for people with chronic gut conditions like irritable bowel syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease.


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Virgo and Satisfai Health Bring AI to Life in Gastroenterology ?(Newswire)

Virgo Surgical Video Solutions and Satisfai Health announced the partnership to revolutionize GI decision support with AI-fueled, cloud-enabled endoscopic solutions.


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ACG updates gastroparesis guidelines for diagnosis, treatment amid ‘ongoing innovation’ ?(Healio)

From February 2019 to July 2021, Michael Camilleri and colleagues conducted extensive literature searches and screened 1,908 references, identifying 121 for inclusion and evidence review.


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BMS Bets up to $1.9 Billion on GentiBio’s Treg Platform for IBD ?(Biospace)

Bristol Myers Squibb is doubling down on treating the condition with a nearly $2 billion partnership with GentiBio to develop Treg therapies for patients with IBD.


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The U.S. Physician Shortage Is Only Going to Get Worse. Here Are Potential Solutions ?(TIME)

America is experiencing a physician shortage, and it’s only expected to get worse which could lead to poorer health outcomes for many patients.


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Medtronic's Dr. Austin Chiang discusses Amazon partnership, cancer screening equity (Becker's Healthcare)

Dr. Chiang hopes that Medtronic , and other GI practices, continue to embrace AI and collaborate to improve the field.


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Crypt Dysplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus: An Update ?(GI & Endoscopy News)

Endoscopic surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus can help diagnose cellular changes and prevent progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma.



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Gastroenterologists' Urgency in Treating Celiac Disease Increases (PR Newswire)

Spherix recently surveyed 100 US GIs and conducted eight qualitative interviews to assess the current and future management of the celiac disease.


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Hepatologists, and gastroenterologists lead NASH diagnosis yet ‘underdiagnosis’ persists ?(Healio)

The condition is still underdiagnosed and undertreated overall, noted data in?BMC Gastroenterology.


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Patient advocate Melodie Narain-Blackwell founder of COCCI.org (The Scope with Dr. K)

In this episode, Dr. Lawrence Kosinski sits down with Melodie Narain-Blackwell , a health advocate, educator, mobilizer, and the founder of COCCI .


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Podcast:?Diagnosing GI Conditions with the Hydrogen Breath Test ?(Reach MD)

Hydrogen breath tests can help determine if a patient has digestive health conditions. Dr. Peter Buch takes a look at breath testing with Dr. Mark Pimentel .


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GI Health Co Named Among the Top Healthcare Technology Companies of 2022 ?(CDI)

CDI is a GI health company providing diagnostic tests to help physicians identify and diagnose sources of digestive distress.


Physicians warned of the pitfalls behind private equity promises ?(AMA)

PE funds can help spur innovations or provide stable funding, but investor expectations for a quick return on investment may clash with a practice’s long-term sustainability.

120 gastroenterologists to know | 2022 ?(Becker's GI & Endoscopy)

The list compiled by Becker's Healthcare highlights 120 gastroenterologists who provide critical services, expand technologies and grow their fields.

Higher ADR continues to show ‘strong, consistent’ link with lower interval CRC ?(MDedge)

Higher adenoma detection rates (ADR) during colonoscopies were associated with lower rates of interim colorectal cancer (CRC), and the relationship held true along a broad range of ADR values.

AI system diagnoses IBD more effectively than human experts: Study (Becker's GI & Endoscopy)

The AI tool was able to make diagnoses with 64.5 percent sensitivity, 89.5 percent specificity and 80.6 percent accuracy.

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