Inadequate Systems to Support Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care Practice.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite substantial resources devoted to cancer screening nationally, the availability of clinical practice-based systems to support screening guidelines is not known.

Objective

To characterize the prevalence and correlates of practice-based systems to support breast and cervical cancer screening, with a focus on the patient-centered medical home (PCMH).

Design

Web and mail survey of primary care providers conducted in 2014. The survey assessed provider (gender, training) and facility (size, specialty training, physician report of National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) PCMH recognition, and practice affiliation) characteristics. A hierarchical multivariate analysis clustered by clinical practice was conducted to evaluate characteristics associated

SUBMITTER: Schapira MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5023599 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature