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Eligible Adults Up-to-Date with CRC Screening (%) State Providers (n) MDs (n) Patients ≥50 Years of Age (n) 78.3 FL 1 1 267 72.7 WI 3 2 1084 70.7 TN 2 2 1625 64.6 CO 4 2 2106 59.7 NC 5 3 2461 CRC, colorectal cancer; FL, Florida; WI, Wisconsin; TN, Tennessee; CO, Colorado; NC, North Carolina.
Improvement Model Strategies FL WI TN CO NC Prioritize performance Commit to practice changes needed to improve. x x x x Have regular practice meetings to review improvement approaches and their impact. x x x x Offer patients choice of recommended CRC screening options. x x x x x Delivery system design Adopt and publicize recommendation for regular health maintenance visits. x x x x x Remind patients of needed health maintenance visits. x x x x x Standing orders for CRC screening. x x x Review CRC screening status at all patient visits. x x x x Electronic medical record tools Maintain accurate information in the health maintenance tables. x x x x x Empower all staff to review health maintenance table at all patient contacts. x x x x x Use reports to identify and contact patients not current with CRC screening. x x Patient activation Repeat messages to patients who do not initially agree to screening. x x x x x Provide patient education materials about CRC screening. x x x Contact patients that have not completed ordered screening. x x x x x CRC, colorectal cancer; FL, Florida; WI, Wisconsin; TN, Tennessee; CO, Colorado; NC, North Carolina.
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