Table 2.
Strategies to Achieve High Performance in CRC Screening
| Improvement Model | Strategies | FL | WI | TN | CO | NC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prioritize Performance | Commit to practice changes needed to improve | x | x | x | x | |
| Regular practice meetings to review improvement approaches and their impact | x | x | x | x | ||
| Offer patients choice of recommended CRC screening options | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Delivery System Design | Adopt and publicize recommendation for regular health maintenance visits | x | x | x | x | x |
| Remind patients of needed health maintenance visits | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Standing orders for CRC screening | x | x | x | |||
| Review CRC screening status of at all patient visits | x | x | x | x | ||
| Electronic Medical Record Tools | Maintain accurate information in the health maintenance tables | x | x | x | x | x |
| Empower all staff to review health maintenance table at all patient contacts | x | x | x | x | x | |
| Use reports to identify and contact patients not current with CRC screening | x | x | ||||
| Patient Activation | Repeat messages to patients who do not initially agree to screening | x | x | x | x | x |
| Provide patient education materials about CRC screening | x | x | x | |||
| Contact patients that have not completed ordered screening | x | x | x | x | x |
Legend: C-TRIP: Colorectal Cancer in Primary Care-Translating Research into Practice; CRC: Colorectal Cancer; FL: Florida; WI: Wisconsin; TN: Tennessee; CO: Colorado; NC: North Carolina