TABLE 2.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Program Activities
| Clinical activities |
| Clinical service delivery |
| Provide CRC prescreening (EKG and blood work), office visit, bowel preparation, screening, administration of anesthesia, diagnostic follow-up, and surveillance colonoscopy services |
| Nonclinical activities |
| Program management |
| Recruit, hire, and train staff |
| Develop a fiscal system |
| Collaborate with CDC |
| Establish and manage non-service delivery contracts |
| Identify and contract with local physicians and clinics to deliver screening services |
| Develop administrative-related policies and procedures |
| Manage programmatic/administrative/reporting issues |
| Travel for program meetings |
| Establish the necessary administrative billing and reimbursement system. |
| Service delivery support/patient support |
| Identify providers, manage contracts, and facilitate processes to provide screening and diagnostic testing |
| Develop a plan, including identifying funding sources, for assuring treatment services for individuals diagnosed with cancer or experiencing medical complications |
| Establish and implement a patient support system to assure that appropriate screening, diagnostic, and treatment services are offered (eg case management, including patient enrollment, scheduling, discussing screening procedures, providing results) |
| Public education and outreach |
| Develop and implement public education and outreach strategies, including: |
| Develop and plan public education and outreach activities |
| Conduct outreach/in-reach activities |
| Conduct and facilitate related training |
| Collaborate with related partners |
| Quality assurance and professional development |
| Convene a medical advisory committee |
| Develop quality control standards and mechanisms |
| Develop clinical policies and procedures |
| Develop or enhance training for health care professionals |
| Partnership development and maintenance |
| Develop and maintain partnerships (ie, Comprehensive Cancer Control Program, community-based organizations, medical health care systems, businesses, etc) |
| Data collection and tracking |
| Develop and adapt data collection and reporting system |
| Establish surveillance system to track and follow clients who have abnormal screening results or who are diagnosed with cancer |
| Program evaluation |
| Participate in meetings to discuss the CDC evaluation plan, and provide feedback to CDC regarding CDC evaluation plan design |
| Participate in CDC evaluation efforts |
| Plan and implement site-specific evaluation activities. |
| Other activities |
| Activities not included above |
Abbreviations: CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; EKG, electrocardiogram.