Table 6.
Management and IT practices among clinics implementing mailed fecal testing (n = 108)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Management of mailed fecal testing | ||
| By both the health system and clinic | 6 | 5.6 |
| By health system only | 57 | 52.8 |
| By clinic only | 43 | 39.8 |
| By neither health system nor clinic | 2 | 1.9 |
| Monitoring mailed fecal testing | ||
| Both the number of FIT/FOBT kits distributed and the number returned | 73 | 67.6 |
| FIT/FOBT distribution only | 7 | 6.5 |
| Return only | 6 | 5.6 |
| Neither distribution nor return | 10 | 9.3 |
| Don’t know | 12 | 11.1 |
| Health Information Technologies | ||
| Uses health IT to: | ||
| Track results of FIT/FOBT to follow up with patients with abnormal results | 95 | 88.0 |
| Ensure patients with abnormal or positive FIT/FOBT are referred for colonoscopy | 95 | 88.0 |
| Track distribution and/or return of FIT/FOBT kits | 81 | 75.0 |
| Track colonoscopy and follow-up colonoscopy results | 95 | 88.0 |
IT information technology, FIT fecal immunochemical test, FOBT fecal occult blood test