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patients and deliver a stronger continuum of care. MNGI Digestive Health has also formed an affiliation with a clinically excellent local gastrointestinal pathology group, which uses the laboratory at MNGI Digestive Health to interpret patients' test results and specimens quickly and accurately. This approach allows MNGI Digestive Health to keep its testing and diagnostic services in-house, resulting in accurate results, quicker turnaround times and earlier updates for patients. "This allows for immediate expert GI pathology interpretation of the pathology specimens for our patients," says Scott Keeley, MD, gastroenterologist at MNGI Digestive Health. MNGI Digestive Health's on-site labora- tory, which was specifically designed to meet the needs of a large GI practice, allows specialists to examine test results directly and explain their findings to patients as soon as possible. "I read all the motility tests myself, such as the SmartPill, which is a motility capsule to assess stomach emptying and intestinal transit" says April Grudell, MD, Director of the Functional and Motility Disorders Clinic at MNGI Digestive Health. "If I get a patient's motility test result before their next scheduled clinic visit, I'll call that patient directly rather than waiting to see that patient back in clinic." SPECIALIZATION: THE FUNCTIONAL AND MOTILITY DISORDERS CLINIC Dr. Grudell is one of multiple specialists at MNGI Digestive Health whose medi- cal interests revolve around complex GI care. Like her colleagues in the Functional and Motility Disorders Clinic at MNGI Digestive Health, she has completed extra training to specialize in treating conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), functional dyspepsia, gastroparesis and pelvic floor dysfunction. The Functional and Motility Disorders Clinic uses a multidisciplinary approach to care that relies on the expertise of other spe- cialists in addition to gastroenterologists. "We work with colorectal surgeons, pelvic floor therapists and our psychiatric colleagues in our clinic," Dr. Grudell says. " We also hold functional and motility New Name, Same Practice IN 1996, THREE different gastroenterology practices combined to create what is known today as MNGI Digestive Health. This combined practice has held many names throughout its history: Patients, referring providers, and team members used to refer to the practice as Minnesota Gastroenterology, its former official name; MN Gastro, MN-GI, its abbreviation; and "minn-jee," a phonetic approximation of the practice's initials. To make it easier for patients and providers to understand what the prac- tice provides to the community, Minnesota Gastroenterology has changed its name to MNGI Digestive Health. Under this new moniker, MNGI Digestive Health plans to continue pursuing excellence in gastroenterology patient care and experience, demonstrating superior clinical expertise and profes- sionalism, and delivering market-leading access to digestive health care. M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S M I N N E S O TA ■ 2 019 0 9

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