Here’s what two GIs anticipate for the next two to three years.
Note: Responses were lightly edited for style.
Joe Feuerstein, MD. Gastroenterologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston): I think the biggest change is how we are going to combine our clinical practice with telemedicine and develop a comfort with utilizing newer technologies to enhance our patients’ experiences. Additionally, I think we are going to be doing a variety of different options for CRC screening and will adopt more evidence-based guidelines for screening and surveillance for colon cancer.
Brian Dooreck, MD. Gastroenterologist at Memorial Hospital Pembroke (Pembroke Pines, Fla.): Our practice will continue to work smarter, hopefully not harder, and leverage more of a position of strength against the insurance companies and other forces that fail to recognize the true cost of providing high-quality care in a dynamic and ever-evolving world.
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