Becker's Healthcare April 29, 2024
The gastroenterology market is undergoing several changes.
Three gastroenterology healthcare leaders connected with Becker’s to answer, “How is your market changing? What is getting easier, and what is harder about running your business?”
Note: These responses have been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Benjamin Levy III, MD. Gastroenterologist at University of Chicago Medicine: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently changed the colonoscopy guidelines to begin screening at age 45 due to an increased incidence of colorectal cancer being diagnosed at age 49. The thought was to perform screening colonoscopies on patients at age 45 in order to remove polyps before they have a chance to grow into cancer. Also, colorectal cancer is more easily treated when caught at...