Denver Health GI Screening Services open for referrals

For the past 2 years the Division of Digestive and Liver Health at Denver Health has been opening up their facility to referrals from outside the Denver Health system for GI and Hepatology consultations as well as for direct referral endoscopy for both symptomatic patients (e.g. GI bleeding, diarrhea, abdominal pain) and routine colorectal cancer screening for Medicaid patients.  This includes referrals from metro Denver AND outside cities; even rural Colorado. Below are some basic parameters about establishing a relationship with Denver Health and Dr. Levine (head of GI Services at Denver Health) and team, with the directive that all relationship building and inquiries should be directly facilitated with Dr. Levine.

General Guidelines:

• The agreement is that the referring clinic take responsibility for the patients they are referring (e.g they will be navigated), which could include education about the procedure, the importance of attending their appointments and taking their prep for their procedure, having a means of transportation to and from appointment with a responsible person.
• Denver Health is willing to accept single referrals on a as needed basis or preferably in volume.
• Before referrals are made, Dr. Levine would like to speak with the medical leadership at the referring clinic to ensure the entire spectrum of care and expectations of both Denver Health and the clinic are established with agreed upon guidelines before patients are referred.  Details of the referral process to assure the minimum effort on the part the primary care site, while also assuring the conduct of the highest quality consultation or procedure for the patient will be the goal of these discussions.
• Dr. Levine will be the point of contact for any inquiries and is willing to be reached via email  joel.levine@dhha.org or paged at 303-201-5431.