Becker's Healthcare June 27, 2024
Increased demand for colonoscopies paired with declining reimbursements are pushing many gastroenterology physicians to shift strategies.
Here are five leaders’ thoughts on colonoscopies:
Shakeel Ahmed, MD. Gastroenterologist and CEO of Atlas Surgical Group (St. Louis): We at least need to move elective surgery into the ASC. I’m a gastroenterologist, so I speak from my field, but I think that screening a colonoscopy in a healthy patient in an inpatient hospital setting should be malpractice. Over time this will become mainstream. People will realize what a huge expenditure we’re wasting by keeping simpler electives — and I’m not talking about necessary procedures – but I’m talking about colonoscopies and other minor surgeries on healthy patients. These need to 100% move...
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