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that attaches to your existing scope provides near-330-degree views. The device
is designed to easily snap onto the end of any colonoscope and features 2 side
cameras that work with the scope's traditional, forward-viewing camera to offer
a full panoramic view.
Physicians tend to favor their own particular scope, and this cap lets them use
what they're most comfortable with. While originally designed as a single-use
device — which can add expense to each case — the company is now working
on a reusable model, which is a more appealing option, cost-wise.
Panoramic views are the focus for the future of colonoscopy, but improve-
ments like narrow-band imaging (NBI) and easy-to-retroflex scopes have also
offered better views of the colon in recent years. One manufacturer promises
that its new scope makes retroflexing possible in nearly any part of the colon
Fort Worth Endoscopy Center
leverages ProVation
®
MD to Simplify
GIQuIC Registry Process
ProVation MD streamlines data collection and submission by first guiding physicians through
the process of capturing required, conditionally required and optional quality data elements.
Then, the query tool organizes the data into formats that can be submitted to the GIQuIC
registry, resulting in data capture and reporting capabilities for improved quality initiatives and
benchmarking. For a midsize facility, automating data collection with the query tool can mean
a time savings of up to 40–60 hours annually.
PROBLEM SOLUTION
Fort Worth Endoscopy Center found that
monitoring quality data in a paper-based
environment was both too labor-intensive and
time consuming. Handwritten or dictated reports
resulted in inconsistent or incomplete data, and
evaluation was complex and took too much time.
ProVation MD provides a streamlined
data solution to FWEC physicians, which
improves practice effi ciency, compliance with
evidence-based medicine and the ability to
measure performance and outcomes against
internal and national benchmarks.
" ProVation
®
MD has built in a
decision-support tool so that
if I've forgotten to complete
all quality elements in the
report, such as surveillance
interval, I'll be reminded to
do that," said FWEC Medical
Director Tom Deas, Jr., M.D.
"It's more consistent in data
collection and reporting.
It's very simple. We do a
procedure. We do a report.
The vast majority of the fields
are collected as part of the
report. It's very easy, efficient
and reliable."
