Provider Prompting to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates

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Jennifer Perry (Creator)

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East Carolina University (ECU )

Web Site: http://www.ecu.edu/lib/

Abstract: Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is recommended for average risk adults aged 50 to 75 years. Healthy People 2020 objectives include reducing new cancer cases and the illness , disability , and deaths secondary to cancer. Effective CRC screening may prevent cancer through detection and removal of precancerous growths , and may detect cancer in early stages where treatment can lead to a cure. CRC screening rates at an Eastern North Carolina Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) were unacceptably low. This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project implements provider prompting , including an electronic medical record (EMR) reminder and the use of a daily patient list , to help improve provider compliance with offering CRC screening and to improve CRC screening rates. An EMR data mining issue was discovered during implementation , raising baseline CRC completed screening rates from 43.6% to 49.3%. After an eight-week project implementation period , completed CRC screenings increased from 49.3% at baseline to 56.8%. Simple , cost-effective interventions led to a significant increase in completed screenings. The organization will need to further evaluate if other documentation errors could be artificially driving down other key performance values.

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Perry , Jennifer. (December 2019). Provider Prompting to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates (DNP Scholarly Project , East Carolina University).

Language: English

Date: 2019

Keywords

Colorectal cancer screening; provider prompting; electronic medical record reminders; daily patient lists

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