Colorectal Cancer Screening Quality and Benchmarks /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shaukat, Aasma (Editor), Allen, John I. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Gastroenterology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Primary Care Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of quality metrics and methods used to improve quality for all major modalities of CRC screening. It introduces the readers to the evidence of effectiveness behind various CRC screening modalities: stool-based tests (Fecal Occult Blood, Fecal Immunochemi...

Table of Contents:

• History and Overview of the National Quality Strategy
• Current Screening and Surveillance Guidelines
• Comparative and Cost Effectiveness of Current CRC Screening Modalities
• Quality Indicators and Benchmarks For Guideline Recommended Fecal Occult Blood Tests (FOBT)
• Quality Indicators for CT Colonography (CTC)
• Stool DNA for Colorectal Cancer Screening: From Concepts to Quality Care
• Quality Indicators for Colonoscopy
• Toward a Learning Healthcare System: Use of Colorectal Cancer Quality Measures for Physician Evaluation
• Sedation Issues in Colonoscopy: Quality and Economic Considerations
• Role of Pathology in Quality of Colonoscopy
• Managing Quality in Ancillary Services
• Medical Legal Aspects of Quality Improvement
• Areas for Future Research.