The demand for price transparency in healthcare is growing. Almost a third of gastroenterologists, 28 percent, regularly discuss cost of treatment with patients, according to Medscape's Gastroenterologist Compensation Report: 2013.
Here are three statistics on gastroenterologist approach to the discussion of price with patients.
• 50 percent occasionally enter this discussion, if a patient asks
• 9 percent never discuss this because they don't know the cost of treatments
• 5 percent do not discuss cost because they feel it is inappropriate
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Here are three statistics on gastroenterologist approach to the discussion of price with patients.
• 50 percent occasionally enter this discussion, if a patient asks
• 9 percent never discuss this because they don't know the cost of treatments
• 5 percent do not discuss cost because they feel it is inappropriate
More Articles on Gastroenterology:
ASGE Launches Safety Guidelines for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Units
Remain at the Forefront of Healthcare: Gastroenterologists & ACO Participation
Forecasting the Demand for Colonoscopy: 4 GI Physicians Weigh In