Letter | Message From the President |
Looking to the Future Understanding the changes of the GI industry and the impact of our mission
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s we’ve battled COVID-19 over the The pandemic has further shown the past two years, the GI industry has importance and benefits for GI physicians been forced to find unique solutions of working with the right corporate partto patient care while providing a safe enviner. In response to the unique situations ronment for interaction. The GI issues of our the market continues to face with current patients never stopped due to the pandemic, staffing shortages and low patient volume and we were tasked with quickly adapting to due to COVID-19, a corporate partnership new safety protocols and strategies to protect offers operational excellence and clinical ourselves and our patients. As March is Colon knowledge to support efforts alongside Cancer Awareness Month, I wanted to take a opportunities for financial benefits. At PE GI moment to discuss updated changes surround- Solutions, we focus on alignment of our pracing colon cancer screenings and what the GI tice and center solutions platforms with our industry has learned over the past two years. partners while leveraging our experiences In 2021, updates to guidelines by the U.S. and successes working through COVID-19 Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to help support our partnerships in real time. lowered the age to begin routine screenings Our goal is to always have the solutions from 50 to 45. With this update, it is now in place to meet the needs of GI doctors more important than ever to ensure that across their entire health continuum. Furall patients are informed of why screenings thermore, we continue to stay aligned with are key to maintaining one’s GIs through development of health. To help communicate The pandemic has services and opportunities this change, we will continue to support growth objectives to release our toolkits for our further shown the for the long term. In turn, this partners. These kits support will create a higher-quality importance and patient engagement—including patient experience at a lower benefits for GI letters to patients and cost, driving better and more referring doctors, posters physicians of work- positive outcomes. and other informational As we progress through ing with the right articles—and assist physicians 2022, one of our highest in showcasing why colorectal priorities is to listen and obtain corporate partner. cancer screenings should ongoing feedback from our GI be completed on the partners on understanding recommended schedule. the support resources, tools I also see this change as and solutions they need to a way to allow patients to improve GI patient care as well begin and maintain an ongoing as provider experiences. We discussion relating to GI health remain strategically aligned at an earlier age. All too often, through our partnerships with GI health is seen as a “one and GI physicians to meet their done” treatment when, in fact, needs and ensure that patients GI health plays a vital role in David Young, President & CEO, continue to receive the highest PE GI Solutions our overall well-being. quality GI care.
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