Here are five statistics offering insight into the field of gastroenterology recently:
62.4 percent: The score ChatGPT earned on the 2022 American College of Gastroenterology's pre-board assessment; it failed to make the 70 percent required to pass.
50: The age in which asymptomatic, average-risk adults should now be screened for colorectal cancer, per the American College of Physicians' updated guidance.
71 percent: The number of gastroenterologists who plan to continue taking new and current Medicare/Medicaid patients.
$64,433: The cost of a colonoscopy at Cleveland, Texas-based Texas Emergency Hospital, the most expensive hospital to receive a colonoscopy in the U.S.
$250: The cost of a colonoscopy at Geneva, Ala.-based Wiregrass Medical Center, the least expensive hospital to have the procedure done in the U.S.