We evaluated: (a) concordance between clinician and guideline recommended colonoscopy screening intervals in Winnipeg, Manitoba, (b) clinician opinions about the utility of an electronic decision-making tool to aid in recommending screening intervals, and (c) the initial use of a decision-making ...
The study found that in the three Kaiser Permanente systems, between 47 percent and 59.5 percent of study participants received a subsequent colonoscopy within six months to three and a half years after the colonoscopy with high-risk findings. At the Parkland safety-net system, 18.3 percent receiv...
39 If a positive result on a noncolonoscopy screening test, such as a blood-stool test (promoted to increase CRCS rates in some socioeconomic and racial and ethnic subgroups) necessitates a follow-up colonoscopy, the follow-up procedure is often considered diagnostic, incurring furthe...
The loop was considered closed if the orders were completed within 365 days for colonoscopy, 90 days for dermatology, and 45 days for cardiac stress test referrals. Time intervals for loop closure were determined through review of the literature, in conversations with physicians administering the ...
Here`s how the "Washington Post" recorded the historic day. Kamala D. Harris on Friday became the first woman to serve as acting president of the United States, as President Biden was briefly placed under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy. ...