With quality health care becoming a growing concern for many, Adenoma Detection Rates are one approach to measuring quality in colonoscopy. These rates are meant to show the quality of care provided by determining how well the physician finds and removes growths or potentially precancerous polyps known as adenomas.
Screening colonoscopies where one or more adenomas are detected and removed reduces a patient’s possibility of developing colon cancer.
From October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2022, the rates of adenoma precancerous polyp detection (including serrated lesions) for the physicians at Gastro Health - Washington, were 61.13% for men and 49.19% for women. These figures are significantly higher than the national “high quality care” average as designated by The GI Quality Improvement Consortium (national benchmark for men was 50.50% and 38.40% for women).
Meet Our Team
Conditions & Procedures
- Abdominal Pain
- Acid Reflux & GERD
- Anal Fissures
- Anal Fistulas
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Celiac Disease
- Cirrhosis
- Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Colon Diseases & Polyps
- Colorectal (Colon) Cancer
- Condyloma
- Constipation
- Crohn’s & Ulcerative Colitis
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Dyspepsia
- Dysphagia
- Esophageal Disease
- Fatty Liver Disease
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastroparesis
- H. Pylori
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Indigestion
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Disease
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Disease & Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Radiation Proctitis
- Swallowing Disorders
- Anoscopy
- Capsule Endoscopy (Pill Cam)
- Colonoscopy (Screening & Diagnostic)
- EGD (Upper Endoscopy)
- Enteroscopy (Small & Large Bowel)
- Esophageal Dilation
- Esophageal pH Testing (Bravo)
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Hemorrhoid Treatment & Banding
- Infrared Coagulation of Hemorrhoids
- IV Therapy
Insurance
- Aetna - WA
- Cigna - WA
- Community Health Plan of Washington - WA
- First Choice Health - WA
- First Health/Coventry - WA
- Humana - WA
- L & I/ Workers Comp - WA
- L&I/ Workers Comp - WA
- Lifewise - WA
- Medicare - WA
- Medicare Railroad - WA
- Molina
- MultiPlan - WA
- Premera - WA
- Regence - WA
- SoundPath Health - WA
- TriCare - WA
- United Healthcare - WA
We are located inside the Verity Credit Union Building. Free parking is available on site.
I-5 SOUTHBOUND DIRECTIONS: Exit at #173, (Northgate Way) and turn right. At the next light, turn right on Meridian Ave. N. We are located on the left in the Verity Credit Union Building, in suite 100.
I-5 NORTHBOUND DIRECTIONS: Exit at #173, (Northgate Way). Turn left on 1st Ave NE, then left on Northgate Way. Turn right on Meridian Ave. N. We are located on the left in the Verity Credit Union Building, in suite 100.