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48 GASTROENTEROLOGY Boston Scientific Continues to Pour Money Into Endoscopy — Why? By Eric Oliver In a piece for Forbes, market research firm Trefis analyzed why Boston Scientific continues to invest in the endoscopy market. Trefis analysts believe Boston Scientific's endoscopy division makes up 20 percent of its to- tal portfolio. Analysts believe the company is turning towards endoscopy to reverse losses its cardiovascular medical device business fielded. Here's why Boston Scientific is turning to endoscopy: 1. Trefis analysts project the market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6 per- cent annually, exceeding $40 billion by 2022. 2. Aging populations in the U.S., Europe and Japan prefer minimally invasive surgeries, which is driving market growth. 3. Improved visualization hardware is also contributing to market growth. 4. Boston Scientific has several flexible endoscopes which are the market's leading driver. 5. Trefis analysts believe growing competition and shrinking market shares in the inter- ventional cardiology, pacemaker and defibrillator market also have contributed to Boston Scientific's horizontal shi. n The 20 States With the Best and Worst Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates By Eric Oliver T he Health Resources and Services Administration used 2015 Uniform Data System data to compile colorectal cancer screen rates at U.S. federally qualified health centers across the country. Here are the 10 states with the high- est screening rates: Maine: 60.5 percent Vermont: 59.6 percent New Hampshire: 54.5 percent Delaware: 49.7 percent Connecticut: 48.3 percent Massachusetts: 47.9 percent Washington: 41.6 percent Rhode Island: 41.5 percent California: 41.2 percent North Dakota: 41.1 percent Here are the 10 states with the low- est screening rates: Wyoming: 9.9 percent Oklahoma: 16.7 percent Utah: 21.4 percent Nevada: 24.1 percent Missouri: 25.5 percent Arkansas: 28.1 percent Idaho: 28.7 percent Kansas: 29.7 percent Mississippi: 31.5 percent Alabama: 31.7 percent n Does Your Hiring Process Feel Like This? Hire a Search Professional With Experience You Can Trust ▪ Administrators ▪ Directors of Nursing ▪ ASC Corporate Executives Greg Zoch 972-265-5290 gnz@kbic.com Executive Search & Recruitment Since 1981