Quality Indicators for CT Colonography
Start small but start immediately Identify a process to improve Plan Define performance metrics and collect baseline data Do Develop and implement an action plan Study Review the results of…
Current Screening and Surveillance Guidelines
Fig. 2.1 Incidence/mortality of CRC and screening uptake rates over time. CRC incidence/mortality reported as rates among adults age 50 or older (Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database) to reflect…
Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Current CRC Screening Modalities
Fig. 3.1 Discounted costs and discounted life-years gained per 1000 65-year-olds for 14 CRC screening strategies including two strategies for CT-colonography (CTC)* and the efficient frontier connecting the efficient strategies—Microsimulation…
Stool DNA for Colorectal Cancer Screening: From Concepts to Quality Care
Fig. 6.1 a Multi-target sDNA sensitivity by colorectal cancer (CRC) stage. Sensitivity for screenrelevant CRC (stages I—III) was 97 % overall (74 of 76), 100 % for lesions at or proximal to…
Quality Indicators and Benchmarks for Guideline-Recommended Fecal Occult Blood Tests
FIT Positivity (%) Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Manufacturers’ quoted fecal hemoglobin cutoff (ng Hb/mL buffer) A 6.4 29.8 96.7 50 B 11.0 30.5 92.9 40 C 22.3 53.2 81.8 10 D…
History and Overview of the National Quality Strategy
Level of accountability Name Description Examples of GI measures in program Health system Medicare Shared Savings Program Measures ACO care coordination CG-CAHPS Medicare Advantage 5 Star Quality Rating System Health…
Areas for Future Research
Detachable snares reduce immediate and delayed bleeding from pedunculated polyps Epinephrine injection reduces immediate bleeding from pedunculated and sessile polyps Cold snaring effective and more efficient than hot snaring for…
Medical Legal Aspects of Quality Improvement
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Aasma Shaukat and John I. Allen (eds.)Colorectal Cancer Screening10.1007/978-1-4939-2333-5_12 12. Medical Legal Aspects of Quality Improvement Kayla Allison Feld1, Sarah Faye Blankstein1 and Andrew D. Feld2 (1) Seattle, WA, USA (2) Department…
Managing Quality in Ancillary Services
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Aasma Shaukat and John I. Allen (eds.)Colorectal Cancer Screening10.1007/978-1-4939-2333-5_11 11. Managing Quality in Ancillary Services Michael Frist1, Marc Sonenshine1 and Steven J. Morris1 (1) Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, LLC, 550 Peachtree St. NE,…
Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy
Quality indicator Grade of recommendation Appropriate indication 1C + Informed consent is obtained, including specific discussion of risks associated with colonoscopy 3 Use of recommended postpolypectomy and post-cancer resection surveillance intervals…
