1. Point-of-care service |
4. Process improvement |
Trained nurses and providers to treat every medical encounter as an opportunity for cervical cancer screening. |
Standardized Papanicolaou test trays were stocked and stationed in all clinic rooms to improve efficiency. |
Urgent and episodic care visits were used to discuss and address cervical cancer screening with patients. |
Staff members were encouraged to share best practices and pilot process improvement cycles. |
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Bilingual appointment reminder slips were placed on patient pillows at shelter sites. |
2. Multidisciplinary screening |
5. Population management |
Behavioral health and primary care services are integrated with a team focus on preventive health care needs. |
Teams, sites, and providers distributed transparent quality indicator comparative dashboards. |
Nonclinical staff and nurses became part of the inquiry process for cervical cancer screening. |
Patient registries were used by staff across sites during team case conferencing, in team huddles, and in direct street and shelter outreach to encourage screening. |
Front desk staff at outreach sites assisted patients with preventive care needs assessment surveys. |
Front desk staff combined appointment reminder reports and preventive care reports in patient outreach calls. |
Cervical cancer screening questions were integrated in core nursing standards. |
Teams used huddle reports to conduct previsit preparations for patients with preventive and chronic care needs. |
Community support workers and case managers were also incorporated into screening inquiry process. |
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3. Health maintenance form in the electronic health record (EHR) |
6. Provider and patient education |
Updated health maintenance form in EHR enhanced visual trigger for providers. |
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Up-to-date measures were in green, and out-of-date measures were in red. |
Experts in the field of cervical cancer screening were invited to grand rounds and other teaching events. |
Quality measures could be assessed by a multidisciplinary team, including RNs and MAs, during all visits through the EHR. |
Providers were offered refresher courses on cervical cancer screening techniques. |
Documentation of data in structured fields allowed for efficient aggregation and analysis for data-driven process improvement initiatives. |
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Papanicolaou test day health fairs offered same-day Papanicolaou tests. |
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Culturally and linguistically appropriate brochures and posters were created and disseminated by BHCHP’s quality team. |