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. 2020 Mar 24;9(1):e000856. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2019-000856

Table 2.

Reasons for true and false classifications identified by manual chart review

Reasons for true negative classification n=31, 21% (15% to 28%)
Examinations ordered but not completed 15, 48% (32% to 65%)
 Colonoscopy ordered but not completed 8
 Faecal immunochemical test ordered but not completed 6
 CT colonography ordered but not completed 1
Lack of documentation or incorrect documentation 9, 29% (16% to 47%)
Declined screening 4, 13% (5% to 29%)
Insufficient time to discuss 3, 10% (3% to 26%)
Reasons for false-negative misclassification n=104, 69% (62% to 76%)
Screening outside of UCSF 53, 51% (41% to 60%)
Screening prior to Epic EHR implementation 29, 28% (20% to 37%)
Database and query errors 22, 21% (14% to 30%)
Misclassified as eligible for screening n=15, 10% (6% to 16%)
Poor life expectancy, or risks outweighing benefits 8, 53% (30% to 75%)
Above risk (personal or family history of polyps) 6, 40% (20% to 64%)
Not primary care empanelled 1, 7% (0% to 32%)
Reasons for false-positive misclassification n=2, 4% (0% to 14%))
Ordered but incomplete faecal immunochemical test 1, 50% (9% to 91%)
Performed colonoscopy revealed inadequate bowel preparation 1, 50% (9% to 91%)

The second column lists the number of charts and associated percentage of the group with 95% CIs.

EHR, electronic health records; UCSF, University of California, San Francisco.