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How Gender Preferences Affect Colorectal Cancer Screening

GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY APPLICATIONS

Surveys show that patients in urban settings are willing to pay more, and rural patients will wait longer, for a same gender endoscopist.

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7 Ways to Improve Workplace Efficiency in Gastroenterology
Value-Based Care
Dr. David Hass from New Haven, Connecticut, offers advice and tips for improving efficiency in a gastroenterology practice. Some tips include creating a positive work environment for staff and leaving 1–2 empty appointments per day to allow time to “catch up” or fit in emergency consults.
GI Endoscopists Increase Face Mask Use
Public Health
Pre-COVID personal protective equipment use was more relaxed than it is now, according to physician surveys.
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How Much Does It Really Cost to Own Endoscopes?

Value-Based Care

Ownership costs are hidden in capital accounts, expensive service contracts and repair agreements that are capitated, a medical device industry executive writes.

Workflow efficiency takes on new importance as hospitals struggle with staffing shortages.

Public Health

As hospitals everywhere try to do more with fewer people, demands for new workflow efficiencies take on greater importance.

Survey: Labor Shortages Top Issue Confronting Hospitals Last Year

Public Health

Survey findings suggest that workforce challenges were the most press concern facing hospital CEOs in 2022.