Outpatient endoscopy possibilities for the office.
Office-based GI endoscopy is an alternative to more highly regulated EASC or hospital endoscopy units for physicians who are limited by Certificate of Need laws, group size, or other factors in developing an EASC. Such office-based endoscopy can successfully improve physician time management, patient satisfaction, and enhance practice revenues in selected patient populations. Safety and quality should be maintained at levels commensurate with hospital outpatient departments and EASCs.
Department of Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Virginia Beach, VA, USA. ixp@infi.net
Irving M
IM
Pike
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