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Table 3 Populations receiving and eligible for cancer care processes at beginning of evaluation period for aggregate collaborative

From: The health disparities cancer collaborative: a case study of practice registry measurement in a quality improvement collaborative

Cancer care process

Eligible population

Process received

Eligible

Detectable change*

Cancer screening

    

Mammography

Women age ≥42

2,373

10,522

2%

Pap test

Women age ≥21

8,446

20,114

2%

Colorectal cancer screening

Adults age ≥51

1,855

7,760

3%

Breast cancer follow-up and treatment

    

Documented notification of mammogram results within 30 days

Women receiving mammogram

674

2,373

6%

Additional evaluation within 60 days of abnormal mammogram

Women with abnormal mammogram

30

125

24%

Initial treatment within 90 days of diagnosis

Women diagnosed with breast cancer

2

31

44%

Cervical cancer follow-up and treatment

    

Documented notification of Pap test results within 30 days

Women receiving Pap test

2,325

8,446

3%

Colposcopy evaluation within three months of abnormal Pap test

Women requiring colposcopy based on Pap test

73

292

15%

Initial treatment within 90 days of diagnosis

Women diagnosed with CIN2,3

8

34

47%

Colorectal cancer follow-up and treatment

    

Documented notification of colorectal cancer screening results within 30 days

Adults receiving colorectal screening

575

1,855

6%

Colonoscopy (or sigmoidoscopy and BE) within eight weeks of positive testing

Adults with abnormal FOBT

29

123

24%

Initial treatment within 90 days of diagnosis

Adults diagnosed with colon polyps or cancer

1

33

40%

  1. *80% power to detect this amount of change at significance level of 0.05 (two-sided)