1.
Gastrointest Endosc
; 83(1): 271-3, 2016 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26264432
2.
Tenn Med
; 103(3): 37-8, 40, 2010 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20373642
ABSTRACT
To determine the potential colonoscopy capacity in Tennessee, a questionnaire was sent to the 162 members of the American College of Gastroenterology in Tennessee. Fifty-three (32.7 percent) were returned. Respondents had performed 49,680 colonoscopies in 2006. They indicated how they could and would increase capacity to 70,060 (39.5 percent increase) if demand increased. Nearly 76 percent of this increase would be committed to non-Medicare insured patients. Extrapolating these results to the number of known gastroenterologists in Tennessee reveals the ability of the healthcare system to meet the anticipated increased demand that would result from universal coverage.