Colonoscopy
Benchmarking study from AAAHC on clinical findings for colonoscopy from 49 organizations performing 203,202 colonoscopies between January and June 2016.
1. Pre-procedure time: 11 minutes to 98 minutes from check-in to scope insertion
2. Procedure time: 10 minutes to 27 minutes
3. Discharge time: 6 minutes to 80 minutes
4. Patients reporting minimal or no discomfort during bowel preparation: 71 percent
5. Patients waiting less than one month between scheduling and undergoing procedure: 76 percent
6. Patients comfortable after discharge: 99 percent
7. Patients that report little or no discomfort during the procedure and would recommend it to others: 99 percent
8. Patients reporting they understand the procedure: 100 percent
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Benchmarking study from AAAHC on clinical findings for EGD from 33 organizations performing 74,555 EGDs between January and June 2016.
9. Pre-procedure time: 19 minutes to 118 minutes
10. Procedure time: 3 minutes to 18 minutes
11. Discharge time: 16 minutes to 72 minutes
12. Patients that report little or no discomfort during the procedure and would recommend to others: 98 percent
13. Patients who wait less than a month between scheduling their EGD and having the procedure: 86 percent
14. Patients reporting being comfortable after discharge: 99 percent
15. Patients who report understanding the procedure: 100 percent
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