A cooling off period: decline in the use of hot biopsy forceps technique in colonoscopy in the U.S. Medicare population 2000–2019
Variation in the use of hot biopsy forceps by region and provider suggests a potential area for quality improvement given the comparative advantages of the cold biopsy forceps technique. De-implementation of an existing endoscopic practice may require different approaches than implementation of a new practice.
Authors
- Jacob E. Kurlander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1798-060X)
- A. Read (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7336-8496)
- Akbar K. Waljee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1964-8790)
- Sameer D. Saini
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center (US)
- VA Center for Clinical Management Research (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-025-04020-9
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00