Brief ReportColonoscopy is the gold standard screening test for colorectal cancer and has been pivotal in decreasing colorectal cancer prevalence. 1 However, some patients forgo this procedure due to factors such as cost and time, both of which are increased by preprocedure visits. 2 To help accommodate, some medical centers offer open access colonoscopy (OAC), in which a patient can visit a facility's website, receive information on the procedure through an email or phone call, and schedule a colonoscopy without seeing a physician. 3 While studies have shown that this option aids in decreasing barriers to screening colonoscopies, some endoscopists prefer and endorse office visits as an opportunity to build rapport and educate patients. 4 Limited research exists on whether patient satisfaction and preparedness are impacted by OAC. In this study, patients were surveyed at a facility that offers both preprocedure visits and OAC. It was hypothesized that no difference in satisfaction or preparedness between the 2 groups existed.Surveys were administered to English-speaking patients aged ≥18 years, who underwent a colonoscopy by 1 of 4 colorectal surgeons from September 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018. Colonoscopies were performed as outpatient procedures at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, in Columbus, OH, USA. Participants had independently opted in or out of a preprocedure visit. Data collected included age, indication for colonoscopy, whether this was the patient's first colonoscopy, satisfaction with the experience on a scale of 1 (not satisfied) to 10 (very satisfied), the patient's reported preparedness, whether the patient chose to have a preprocedure visit, and if not, whether they would have liked one in retrospection. All participants who were given the survey were able to complete it. Data are presented as mean ± SD for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables. Differences in patient satisfaction were analyzed using a two-tailed t-test for the following groups of interest: patients who had a preprocedure visit and patients who did not and patients who had their first colonoscopy and patients who had prior colonoscopies. Fisher's exact test was used to determine whether there was a difference in feeling prepared (yes/no) based on whether or not it was the patient's first colonoscopy (yes/no). Analysis was