Journal of General Practice

Gloria D. Coronado

Publications

• Research Article
  Using an Automated Data-driven, EHR-Embedded Program for Mailing FIT kits: Lessons from the STOP CRC Pilot Study
  Author(s): Gloria D. Coronado, Tim Burdick, Amanda Petrik, Tanya Kapka, Sally Retecki and Beverly GreenGloria D. Coronado, Tim Burdick, Amanda Petrik, Tanya Kapka, Sally Retecki and Beverly Green
  
  Background: The Strategies and Opportunities to Stop Colorectal Cancer (STOP CRC) study is collaboration among two research institutions and health-systems partners. The main study, scheduled to begin in 2014, will assess effectiveness of an intervention program using electronic health record (EHR) clinical decision support (CDS) tools to improve rates of colorectal-cancer screening in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs). Very few studies, and no large studies, aimed at raising CRC screening rates have utilized an EHR-embedded system. Study design: We piloted the use of an EHR-embedded real-time patient registry reporting tool in a pilot study undertaken prior to beginning our main CRC screening study. The pilot study goal was to assess feasibility and effectiveness of two clinic-based approaches to raising rates of colorectal cancer screening among selected patients aged 50-74.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9126.1000141

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