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Implementation of reference payment for colonoscopy can reduce spending with no significant impact on complications

Reference Payment Reduces Spending on Colonoscopy

HealthDay.com - Sep 8, 2015 0

Implementation of reference payment cuts spending with no significant impact on complications

For elderly adults diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Endoscopic Evaluation Advised in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

HealthDay.com - Sep 1, 2015 0

Report of elderly man with mantle cell lymphoma in addition to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Longer colonoscopy withdrawal time is associated with lower risk for colorectal cancer over five years

Longer Colonoscopy Withdrawal Time May Cut Cancer Risk

HealthDay.com - Aug 27, 2015 0

Viewing time of less than six minutes linked to higher cancer rates

Split-dose regimens increase the quality of colon cleansing compared to day-before colonoscopy preparation

Split-Dose Better Than Day-Before Colonoscopy Prep

HealthDay.com - Jul 6, 2015 0

Patients also prefer split-dose regimens for bowel cleansing

The Affordable Care Act may have helped boost rates of colorectal cancer screening among lower income Americans

Rise in CRC Screening Rates After ACA Implementation

HealthDay.com - Jun 5, 2015 0

Increase in colonoscopy, other tests typically seen among poorer, less educated Americans

A majority of people with a family history of colorectal cancer are not getting screened for the disease early enough

Not Enough Younger, High-Risk Americans Getting Colonoscopies

HealthDay.com - May 21, 2015 0

Only a third of young people with family history of disease getting screened

In an average-risk screening population

Capsule Colonoscopy Deemed ‘Adequate’ Alternative

HealthDay.com - Apr 28, 2015 0

Identifies conventional adenomas 6 mm+ with 88 percent sensitivity, 82 percent specificity

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