Everyone on a healthcare team plays an influential role in a patient’s care and care journey.
Everyone on a healthcare team plays an influential role in a patient’s care and care journey. Clinical and administrative professionals each contribute to providing high-quality, timely, and meaningful care to patients.
A primary care practice needs to ensure the following metrics are met within a 12-month period:
80% of qualified patients have completed a colorectal cancer screening
80% of qualified patients have completed a breast cancer screening
95% of qualified patients have completed a cervical cancer screening
A “qualified patient” is a patient who meets the age and health status criteria set forth by the CDC.
Instructions:
Discuss your ideas for capturing this data: promoting screening (to patients and providers) and gathering data on completed screenings.
Patients might say “I had a colonoscopy last year, but I don’t remember the name of the doctor who did it, and I don’t have the records.” –How could you work with the patient to obtain records like this?
Discuss your ideas for measuring and monitoring progress of the metrics/goals throughout the 12-month period. Consider motivation strategies for supporting clinical and administrative staff in this initiative.
Recommended resource: https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/pdf/measuring-cancer-screening-rates-508.pdf
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