Gastroenterology and Endoscopy News

Klaus Mergener, MD, PhD, MBA, reviews factors that can create marked differences in colonoscopy costs for patients, including tools and techniques used by clinicians and the geographic location of practices and hospitals. Also, we review programs that some clinicians are using to improve price transparency for this common procedure. Dr. Mergener is partner at Digestive Health Specialists in Tacoma, Washington, and affiliate professor of medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.