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NOTICE

  • The scope of the Central Intake Program is currently focused on Cancer Screening & Surveillance Colonoscopy
  • The Central Intake Program is only accepting non-emergent referrals (i.e., investigation of symptoms or abnormal findings other than FIT are presently beyond the scope of the program)

Cancer Screening & Surveillance Colonoscopy including:

  • Abnormal Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)
  • Screening related to a family history of colorectal cancer
  • Surveillance for post-polypectomy colonoscopy

All other referrals should be sent directly to specialists/hospitals.

The Champlain Gl Endoscopy Central Intake Program was developed to benefit Medical Providers by:

  • Addressing the backlog of patients awaiting endoscopy as a result of COVID.
  • Eliminates the need to send multiple referrals to various providers.
  • Eliminating the need to send multiple referrals to various provider.
  • Ensuring priority is given to patients who need the procedures the most.
  • Ensuring that patients are taken care of in the facility and by the specialists which are the most appropriate for them.
  • Reducing the number of unnecessary procedures through the adoption of evidence-based guidelines
  • Enhancing communication between care providers and creating a system that provides real-time data.

The Central Intake Process

Cancer Screening Related Colonscopy

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Care Decision

Referring physician decides patient requires a specialist visit for:

Referral Sent

Referring physician creates and sends the referral directly to Central Intake via Ocean or Fax*
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Referral Screening

Central Intake receives and triages the referral based on CCO guidelines
Current triage times: Abdominal FIT - 5 hours, Screening/Surveillance - 2 days
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Routing & Protocol

The referral is routed to a site according to routing guidelines*
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Scheduling

The site will review the request and schedule the patient

Non-Cancer Screening Related Colonscopy

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Care Decision

Referring physician decides patient requires a specialist visit for:
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Referral Sent

Referring physician creates referral and sends directly to specialist/hospital
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Workflow & Processes

Workflow and processes remain unchanged by Central Intake

***Our triage times are based on current data and may vary depending on the volume of referrals received by our office.

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Fax form is available here and completed forms should be faxed to 1 (855) 702-1967

Click here for the Central Intake’s triaging and routing Standard of Practice