Improving colon cancer screening rates in primary care: A pilot study emphasising the role of the medical assistant

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 355-359

  Baker, A N ^a   Parsons, M ^b   Donnelly, S M ^a   Johnson, L ^a   Day, J ^b   Mervis, A ^b   James, B ^c   Burt, R ^d   Magill, M K ^b  

^a HEALTHINSIGHT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; COLON CANCER; COLONOSCOPY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

AGED; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; UTAH;

EID: 70350303625     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.027649     Document Type: Article

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