Population-based breast cancer screening in a primary care network.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the ability of a health information technology system to facilitate population- based breast cancer screening.

Study design

Cohort study with 2-year follow-up after a 1-year cluster randomized trial.

Methods

Study population was women 42 to 69 years old receiving care within a 12-practice primary care network. The management informatics system (1) identified women overdue for mammograms, (2) connected them to primary care providers using a web-based tool, (3) created automatically generated outreach letters for patients specified by providers, (4) monitored for subsequent mammography scheduling and completion, and (5) provided practice delegates with a list of women remaining unscreened for reminder phone calls. Eligible women overdue for a mammog

SUBMITTER: Atlas SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3766952 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature