Table 5.

Percent of patients due or overdue for CRC screening^* who were screened over six months^* and HEDIS^† CRC screening measure by PCP group

	Group
Screening Rate by Method (%) (95% CI)	Balanced	FOBT	FOBT & Flex Sig	Colonoscopy & FOBT	p-value
CRC screening among those due and overdue*	19.8 (18.3–21.3)	21.7 (19.8–23.7)	19.1 (16.9–21.4)	19.3 (16.9–21.7)	.256
CRC screening HEDIS measure†	63.9 (61.8 – 64.3)	62.9 (60.8–65.1)	61.7 (57.6–65.8)	62.2 (58.8–65.7)	.660

^*Patients due or over-due for CRC screening in January 2009 who were screened by FOBT, FS, Colonoscopy or DCBE by June 30, 2009

^†Consistent with the Health Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) CRC screening measure the percentage of patients aged 51–80 without a history of CRC or total colectomy, with 24 months of prior membership during July 2008-June 2009 who had FOBT that year, FS or DCBE during that year or the four years prior, Colonoscopy that year or the nine years prior. FOBT- fecal occult blood test, FS-flexible sigmoidoscopy, DCBE-double contrast barium enema, CI- confidence interval