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W
hen the American Cancer Society recommended
colonoscopy screenings should start at age 45
instead of age 50 last May, you might have won-
dered how you were going to accommodate the
influx of new patients. Fast forward one year and
a global pandemic later, and you're probably wondering how you'll
convince reluctant patients to get their screenings done so your case
volumes return to the level they were before COVID-19.
Physicians at the Center for Digestive Health & Nutrition in Moon
Jared Bilski | Managing Editor
COVID's Impact on Colonoscopies
A specialty that had been preparing for a boom
is now simply looking to get back to pre-pandemic volumes.
CAPABLE HANDS GI physicians want to perform potentially life-saving screenings, which some patients view as completely
elective.
