Evaluation of a VHA collaborative to improve follow-up after a positive colorectal cancer screening test

Medical Care

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 897-903

  Powell, Adam A ^a   Nugent, Sean ^a   Ordin, Diana L ^b   Noorbaloochi, Siamak ^a   Partin, Melissa R ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

colonoscopy; colorectal cancer; evaluation; quality improvement; timeliness of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER SCREENING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; VETERANS HEALTH;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCULT BLOOD; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 80052955490     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e3182204944     Document Type: Article

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