Year 2025 / Volume 117 / Number 12
Letter
Gastroenterology Specialists in Private Medicine in Spain: Results of a National SEPD Survey (“PRIVIDIGEST” Survey)

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2025.11762/2025

Andrés Sánchez-Yagüe, Joaquín Rodríguez Sánchez, Federico Argüelles-Arias,

Abstract
The PRIVIDIGEST survey is an initiative of the Spanish Society of Digestive Pathology (SEPD) designed to analyse the reality of private practice in our specialty in Spain. It describes a sector undergoing profound change, where the traditional model of isolated consultation is disappearing in favour of a mixed practice, mainly integrated into more complex hospital and clinic structures. In the clinical and technological sphere, there are striking contrasts, as although specialists have modern, high-definition equipment, there is insufficient adherence to the monitoring of internationally required quality indicators. Similarly, there is a large gap between expectations and the actual use of artificial intelligence, as although it is considered a tool with great potential, its daily use is still minimal due to economic and organisational barriers. Finally, the analysis highlights significant gaps in non-clinical training. Specialists acknowledge a general lack of knowledge in the areas of business management, taxation and legal liability, and call on the SEPD to take a leading role in providing specific advice
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Sánchez-Yagüe A, Rodríguez Sánchez J, Argüelles-Arias F. Gastroenterology Specialists in Private Medicine in Spain: Results of a National SEPD Survey (“PRIVIDIGEST” Survey). 11762/2025


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Received: 27/11/2025

Accepted: 28/11/2025

Published: 12/12/2025

Article editing time: 15 days


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