title: A wide variation of the quality of colonoscopy reporting system in the real clinical practice in southeastern area of Korea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Establishment of a colonoscopy reporting system is a prerequisite to determining and improving quality. This study aimed to investigate colonoscopists' opinions and the actual situation of a colonoscopy reporting system in a clinical practice in southeastern area of Korea and to assess the factors predictive of an inadequate reporting system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Physicians who performed colonoscopies in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk province of Korea and were registered with the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE) were interviewed via mail about colonoscopy reporting systems using a standardized questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 181 endoscopists invited to participate, 125 responded to the questionnaires (response rate, 69%). Most responders were internists (105/125, 84%) and worked in primary clinics (88/125, 70.4%). Seventy-one specialists (56.8%) held board certifications for endoscopy from the KSGE. A median of 20 colonoscopies (interquartile range, 10-47) was performed per month. Although 88.8% of responders agreed that a colonoscopy reporting system is necessary, only 18.4% (23/125) had achieved the optimal reporting system level recommended by the Quality Assurance Task Group of the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. One-third of endoscopists replied that they did not use a reporting document for the main reasons of "too busy" and "inconvenience." Non-endoscopy specialists and primary care centers were independent predictive factors for failure to use a colonoscopy reporting system.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The quality of colonoscopy reporting systems varies widely and is considerably suboptimal in actual clinical practice settings in southeastern Korea, indicating considerable room for quality improvements in this field.
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Jung Min
authors: JM
authors: Lee
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Yu Jin
authors: YJ
authors: Kang
authors: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Eun Soo
authors: ES
authors: Kim
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Yoo Jin
authors: YJ
authors: Lee
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Kyung Sik
authors: KS
authors: Park
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Kwang Bum
authors: KB
authors: Cho
authors: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Seong Woo
authors: SW
authors: Jeon
authors: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Min Kyu
authors: MK
authors: Jung
authors: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Hyun Seok
authors: HS
authors: Lee
authors: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Eun Young
authors: EY
authors: Kim
authors: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Jin Tae
authors: JT
authors: Jung
authors: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Byung Ik
authors: BI
authors: Jang
authors: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Kyeong Ok
authors: KO
authors: Kim
authors: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Fatima Hospital of Daegu, Daegu, Korea.
authors: Yun Jin
authors: YJ
authors: Chung
authors: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University School of Medicine, Gyeongju, Korea.
authors: Chang Hun
authors: CH
authors: Yang
keywords: Colonoscopy; Quality; Report; Survey