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Although some patients clearly research the Internet and other sources to identify a colonoscopist, most practicing colonoscopists report that patients rarely or never inquire about their quality metrics.
To find out more about patients' knowledge and use of these metrics, researchers conducted a prospective survey of patients undergoing screening or surveillance colonoscopy at endoscopy centers in a university hospital, community hospital, and ambulatory procedure center in the U.S.
Results were as follows:
Among 417 participants, 20% researched their physician's rating.
The rates of familiarity with colonoscopy quality measures were 88% for adequate bowel preparation, 30% for adenoma detection rate (ADR), 26% for cecal intubation rate, and 21…