Virginia State Health Commissioner Rejects Plans for Virtual Colonoscopy Clinics

Karen Remley, MD, Virginia state health commissioner, has rejected plans for three virtual colonoscopy clinics, which would have allowed patients to receive both traditional and CT colonoscopies, according to a report in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star.

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Dr. Remley rejected proposals for clinics in Manassas, Loudoun County and Fredericksburg, saying that the clinics were “costly, ineffective and unneeded,” according to the report.

Douglas Harris, the adjudication officer who provided an analysis of the projects for Dr. Remley, said in his report that providing office-based colonoscopies would be convenient and cost-effective for patients, but that bringing a new CT scanner into areas that have unused CT capacity would be unnecessary, according to the report.

Read the Free Lance-Star’s report on Virginia virtual colonoscopy.

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