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The University of Michigan Health System offers the option of "Direct Access Endoscopy" to referring physicians in an attempt to expedite patient care.

This program provides:

• Primary Care Providers can schedule standard diagnostic endoscopic procedures on stable adult patients quickly and without need of prior consultations.
  
• Full-time faculty members of the Division of Gastroenterology will perform all procedures.
  
• Procedural reports will be faxed to the ordering physician and any additional reports (such as biopsy and cytology) from analysis of tissue samples obtained at the time of the procedure will be forwarded subsequently.
  
• Primary Care Providers maintain control of and responsibility for the patient's care.
  
• Referring physicians will be responsible for the interpretation of the clinical significance of the endoscopic findings, as well as for arranging for any appropriate further evaluation or treatment.
  
• Should the findings warrant further discussion, members of the GI Division are available for consultation.