Outpatient colonoscopy by rural family physicians

RJ Newman, DB Nichols… - The Annals of Family …, 2005 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE Five percent of family physicians offer colonoscopy services, either in the office
or the hospital, often in rural areas that have no gastroenterologist. Two previous large …

Colonoscopy in rural communities: can family physicians perform the procedure with safe and efficacious results?

JK Edwards, TE Norris - The Journal of the American Board …, 2004 - Am Board Family Med
Background: Colonoscopy is becoming increasingly necessary for many patients in
screening, diagnosing, and treating colorectal problems. Because the majority of rural …

Colonoscopy experience at a family practice residency: a comparison to gastroenterology and general surgery services.

MB Harper, JB Pope, EJ Mayeaux Jr, TJ Davis… - Family …, 1997 - europepmc.org
Methods We included all colonoscopies performed by the family practice service between
August 1992 and December 1994 and matched them by gender and age with cases from …

Evolving colonoscopy skills in a rural family practice: the first 293 cases.

WM Rodney, G Dabov, C Cronin - Family Practice Research Journal, 1993 - europepmc.org
During the 1980s, many family physicians acquired flexible sigmoidoscopy skills for the
early detection and secondary prevention of colorectal cancer. As these skills have matured …

[PDF][PDF] Colonoscopy performed by a family physician

RP Pierzhajlo, RJ Ackerman, RL Vogel - J Fam Pract, 1997 - cdn.mdedge.com
BACKGROUND. Colonoscopy, including biopsy and polypectomy, is a procedure not
commonly performed by primary care physicians. The purpose of this research was to …

Colonoscopy in the Office Setting is Safe, and Financially Sound… for now

MA Luchtefeld, DG Kim - Diseases of the colon & rectum, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: In 2000, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a plan to allow
for enhanced reimbursement for office endoscopy. This change in reimbursement was …

Utilization of colonoscopy in the United States: results from a national consortium

DA Lieberman, J Holub, G Eisen, D Kraemer… - Gastrointestinal …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: To assess capacity for colonoscopy, we need to understand current
utilization of colonoscopy in diverse clinical practice settings. The objective of this study was …

Outcomes of 1949 endoscopic procedures: performed by a Canadian rural family physician

M Kolber, O Szafran, J Suwal, M Diaz - Canadian Family Physician, 2009 - cfp.ca
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To examine the outcomes of endoscopic procedures performed by
a family physician trained in endoscopy. DESIGN Quality assurance practice audit involving …

The quality of screening colonoscopies in an office-based endoscopy clinic

D Bair, J Pham, MB Seaton, N Arya, M Pryce… - Canadian Journal of …, 2009 - hindawi.com
BACKGROUND: Wait times for hospital screening colonoscopy have increased dramatically
in recent years, resulting in an increase in patient referrals to office-based endoscopy clinics …

Colorectal cancer detection in a rural community. Development of a colonoscopy screening program.

M Cotterill, R Gasparelli, E Kirby - Canadian Family Physician, 2005 - cfp.ca
PROBLEM BEING ADDRESSED Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a substantial cause of death
and morbidity in Canada. Endoscopy screening by colonoscopy has been recommended …