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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 10/2016

01-10-2016 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on Schapira et al., Inadequate Systems to Support Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care Practice

Author: Ilana Beth Richman, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 10/2016

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About 30 % of women aged 50–64 years have not had a recent mammogram and 20 % of women 21–65 are not up to date on cervical cancer screening.1 Targeted interventions like patient letters, electronic health record (EHR) reminders, and comparative performance reports can help to narrow this gap.2,3 We have tools that work. So are we doing all we can to ensure patients receive recommended preventives services? …
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Sabatino SA, Lawrence B, Elder R, et al. Effectiveness of interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers: nine updated systematic reviews for the guide to community preventive services. Am J Prev Med. 2012;43(1):97–118. doi:10.​1016/​j.​amepre.​2012.​04.​009.CrossRefPubMed
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Schapira MM, Sprague BL, Klabunde CN, Tosteson ANA, Bitton A, Chen JS, Beaber EF, Onega T, MaclLean CD, Harris K, Howe K, Pearson L, Feldman S, Brawarsky P, Haas JS. Inadequate systems to support breast and cervical cancer screening in primary care practice. J Gen Intern Med. doi:10.​1007/​s11606-016-3726-y.
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Title
Capsule Commentary on Schapira et al., Inadequate Systems to Support Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening in Primary Care Practice
Author
Ilana Beth Richman, MD
Publication date
01-10-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 10/2016
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-016-3748-5

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