Here are four statistics on how gastroenterologists approach the cost of care discussion with patients, according to Medscape’s Gastroenterologist Compensation Report: 2013.
• Occasionally discuss costs, if patients ask: 50 percent
• Regularly discuss costs with patients: 28 percent
• Never discuss cost because the costs are not know: 9 percent
• Never discuss cost because it seems inappropriate: 5 percent
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