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Cost-effectiveness of a patient navigation intervention to increase colonoscopy screening among low-income adults in New Hampshire.

Ketra L RiceKrishna SharmaChunyu LiLynn ButterlyJoanne GerstenAmy DeGroff
Published in: Cancer (2018)
PN was found to be cost-effective in increasing colonoscopy screening among low-income adults in the New Hampshire Colorectal Cancer Screening Program, even at the threshold of current Medicare reimbursement rates for colonoscopy. The results of the current study support the implementation of PN in statewide public health programs and endoscopy centers.
Keyphrases
  • colorectal cancer screening
  • public health
  • quality improvement
  • randomized controlled trial
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • small bowel
  • global health
  • health insurance