 By Susan Gatehouse, RHIT, CCS, CPC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer An increase in hospital-acquired infections, supply chain challenges, cost containment, and a backlog of some endoscopic procedures have been catalysts for migrating from reusable to single-use endoscopies.
The global disposable endoscope market size is predicted to reach $2.7 billion by 2025 – an astoundingly large number! Though not all-inclusive, this disposable endoscopic market incorporates bronchoscopy, GI endoscopy, ENT endoscopy, urologic, and arthroscopy. An increase in hospital-acquired infections, supply chain challenges, cost containment, and the backlog of some endoscopic procedures have contributed to migrating from reusable to single-use endoscopies.
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