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Colorectal Cancer Screening and Yield in a Mailed Outreach Program in a Safety-Net Healthcare System.

Caitlin C MurphyEthan A HalmTimothy ZakiCarmen JohnsonSruthi YekkaluriLisa QuirkAmit G Singal
Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2021)
After implementing and scaling up mailed outreach in a safety-net system, about half of patients completed screening, and the majority did so through mailed outreach. However, many patients failed to complete diagnostic colonoscopy after positive FIT. Results highlight the importance of adapting mailed outreach programs to local contexts and constraints of healthcare systems, in order to support efforts to improve CRC screening in underserved populations.
Keyphrases
  • colorectal cancer screening
  • end stage renal disease
  • healthcare
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • prognostic factors
  • quality improvement
  • public health