Seventeen percent of hospitals offered computed tomographic colonography in 2008 compared to 13 percent in 2005, according to a study published in Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Researchers used data from the American Hospital Association and interviews to study CTC, a noninvasive alternative to colonoscopies. Many hospitals said they offered CTC because they wanted to provide frail, elderly patients and patients with failed optical colonoscopy a different screening option. Other factors, such as long waits for optical colonoscopy and promising evidence on CTC in peer-reviewed journals, also affected hospitals decisions to offer CTC.
One obstacle to providing CTC was lack of Medicare reimbursement. In addition, there are no national guidelines for the use of CTC in colorectal cancer screening.
Sixty-nine percent of hospitals offering CTC in 2008 also offered optical colonoscopies.
Read the Journal of the American College of Radiology article on computerized tomographic colonography.
Read more coverage on colonoscopies:
- Coder's Guide to Surgery Center Colonoscopies
- Adenoma Detection Rate Associated With Risk of CRC
- Study: Method for Predicting Colon Cancer in Mice May Lead to Replacement for Colonoscopies
Researchers used data from the American Hospital Association and interviews to study CTC, a noninvasive alternative to colonoscopies. Many hospitals said they offered CTC because they wanted to provide frail, elderly patients and patients with failed optical colonoscopy a different screening option. Other factors, such as long waits for optical colonoscopy and promising evidence on CTC in peer-reviewed journals, also affected hospitals decisions to offer CTC.
One obstacle to providing CTC was lack of Medicare reimbursement. In addition, there are no national guidelines for the use of CTC in colorectal cancer screening.
Sixty-nine percent of hospitals offering CTC in 2008 also offered optical colonoscopies.
Read the Journal of the American College of Radiology article on computerized tomographic colonography.
Read more coverage on colonoscopies:
- Coder's Guide to Surgery Center Colonoscopies
- Adenoma Detection Rate Associated With Risk of CRC
- Study: Method for Predicting Colon Cancer in Mice May Lead to Replacement for Colonoscopies
Study: 4% Increase in Hospitals Offering Computed Tomographic Colonography
Seventeen percent of hospitals offered computed tomographic colonography in 2008 compared to 13 percent in 2005, according to a study published in Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Researchers used data from the American Hospital Association and interviews to study CTC, a noninvasive alternative to colonoscopies. Many hospitals said they offered CTC because they wanted to provide frail, elderly patients and patients with failed optical colonoscopy a different screening option. Other factors, such as long waits for optical colonoscopy and promising evidence on CTC in peer-reviewed journals, also affected hospitals decisions to offer CTC.
One obstacle to providing CTC was lack of Medicare reimbursement. In addition, there are no national guidelines for the use of CTC in colorectal cancer screening.
Sixty-nine percent of hospitals offering CTC in 2008 also offered optical colonoscopies.
Read the Journal of the American College of Radiology article on computerized tomographic colonographies.
http://www.jacr.org/article/S1546-1440%2810%2900444-8/fulltext
Read more coverage on colonoscopies:
- Coder's Guide to Surgery Center Colonoscopies
- Adenoma Detection Rate Associated With Risk of CRC
- Study: Method for Predicting Colon Cancer in Mice May Lead to Replacement for Colonoscopies
https://www.beckersasc.com/gastroenterology-and-endoscopy/study-method-for-predicting-colon-cancer-in-mice-may-lead-to-replacement-of-colonoscopies.html