Utilization of surveillance after Polypectomy in the Medicare population - A cohort study

Background: Surveillance in patients with previous polypectomy was underused in the Medicare population in 1994. This study investigates whether expansion of Medicare reimbursement for colonoscopy screening in high-risk individuals has reduced the inappropriate use of surveillance. Methods: We used...

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Main Authors: Lansdorp_Vogelaar, Iris, Fedewa, S., Lin, C., Virgo, K., Jemal, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/49838