Becker's Healthcare January 9, 2025
From prior authorization burdens to the advent of new AI, three gastroenterology specialists spoke with Becker’s about the key factors that will make or break the field of GI in 2025.
Omar Khokhar, MD. Gastroenterologist at Illinois GastroHealth (Bloomington): The two factors to watch are pre-authorization burden and reimbursements. It’s understood that cost cutting is part of the picture, but reducing reimbursement puts additional pressure on clinician practices which may lead to delayed care and diagnoses. GI wait times are already snowballing nationwide, and I fear that delayed cancer diagnoses may be a result.
Linda Lee, MD. Medical Director of Endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital (Boston): I’m not sure there is one...
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