Strategies to Achieve High Performance in Colorectal Cancer Screening
| 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.