Using Precision Performance Measurement To Conduct Focused Quality Improvement. Sub-study 2
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Completion of CRC Screening
- Status
- Terminated
- Last Updated
- 14 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patient outreach is effective at increasing compliance with preventative screenings for those patients who, based on national quality standards, have become newly eligible for screening measures. We hypothesize that educational outreach may increase completion rates.
Investigators
Kenzie Cameron
Research Associate Professor
Northwestern University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Patient of Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation General Internal Medicine
- •Patient has a scheduled appointment with a GIM physician in the next several weeks
- •Patient will be 50 years old at the time of this appointment
- •Patient is male or female
Exclusion Criteria
- •This is the first time the patient is seen in the NMFF GIM clinic
- •There is a prior completion of CRC screening noted in EHR.
- •There is a prior order placed for CRC screening in EHR.
- •Patient has a history of CRC
- •Patient has a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's Disease, or documented colectomy.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Completion of CRC Screening
Time Frame: 6 months from initial contact
What would have been reported as this Outcome Measure is the number of participants who completed screening. We planned to review electronic health records of participants 6 months post randomization to look for either: (1) note in free text MD note documenting receipt of one form of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening during study period or (2)lab results from fecal occult blood test, sigmoidoscopy, or colonoscopy. Screening completion equaled presence of a lab result or physician note in chart. No patient charts were reviewed due to low accrual.
Secondary Outcomes
- The Secondary Outcome for the Study is the Time to Screening Completion.(6 months after randomization)