{"title":"Optimizing cost-effective care for chronic constipation in general gastroenterology using an office-based, point-of-care test (RED): Cost-effectiveness and cost-minimization analysis","authors":"Eric D. Shah, W. Chey","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000002989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000002989","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 We aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness/cost-savings of point-of-care anorectal function testing with an investigational device (RED) to triage therapy for chronic constipation in general gastroenterology.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A Markov model was constructed to evaluate cost-effectiveness/cost-savings over a one-year time horizon comparing empiric drug/pelvic floor physical therapy to testing-guided care.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 RED appears to inform the cost-effective strategy for chronic constipation. Compared to usual care without RED, it reduces insurer costs by $810 and patient costs by $6,903.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Point-of-care testing using RED appears cost-effective/cost-saving to triage chronic constipation care in general gastroenterology.\u0000","PeriodicalId":503876,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"24 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141801361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tomohiro Ishii, A. Murakami, K. Sugimori, Shin Maeda
{"title":"Cholangioscopy for primary sclerosing cholangitis with biliary strictures using texture and color enhancement imaging and red dichromatic imaging","authors":"Tomohiro Ishii, A. Murakami, K. Sugimori, Shin Maeda","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000002878","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000002878","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503876,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"102 8‐10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141381299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rare pyloric adenomas characterized by giant circumferential lesions in and below the cardia","authors":"Die Hu, Yi-Ni Dang, Xin-Min Si","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000002875","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000002875","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503876,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"4 17","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141100936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Response to Ma et al","authors":"D. Bergman, Björn Lindkvist, Jonas F. Ludvigsson","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000002543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000002543","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":503876,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139392876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}