Vol. XIII, No. 5Archive > May, 2012

The Changing Economics of Colonoscopy

How much will these 4 issues affect your GI service?

David Bernard, Senior Associate Editor

Clinically speaking, no one can question that colonoscopy is ideally suited for the outpatient setting. But now the economics of colonoscopy are under attack from all sides, as a number of recent announcements and studies have posed business questions about how the procedure is performed. Observers of the specialty offer their views on how these issues are affecting the practice of colonoscopy.

 
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