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Table 4 Before/after comparisons at aggregate collaborative and individual health center level

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

  

Cancer screening

  

Women with mammogram in last two years (age ≥42 years)

Women with pap test within last three years (age ≥21)

Adults appropriately screened for colorectal cancer (age ≥51)

Aggregate collaborative

Before numerator

2,373

8,446

1,855

 

Before denominator

10,522

20,114

7,760

 

After numerator

4,508

13,898

3,307

 

After denominator

13,003

24,300

11,968

 

Before proportions

23%

42%

24%

 

After proportions

35%

57%

28%

 

Before/after chi-squared test

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

Individual health centers (out of 16 possible health centers)

Increase in before/after counts

15/16 (94%)

16/16 (100%)

16/16 (100%)

 

Increase in before/after proportions

12/16 (75%)

11/16 (69%)

14/16 (88%)

 

Before/after chi-squared test significant

7/16 (44%)

6/16 (38%)

5/16 (31%)