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Using data to effectively manage a national screening program
Author(s) -
Yancy Brandie,
Royalty Janet E.,
Marroulis Steve,
Mattingly Cindy,
Benard Vicki B.,
DeGroff Amy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.28821
Subject(s) - medicine , data collection , data quality , disease control , data management , cervical cancer , breast cancer , health care , program evaluation , cancer , database , operations management , environmental health , public administration , computer science , metric (unit) , statistics , mathematics , political science , economics , economic growth
The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is implemented through cooperative agreements with state health departments, US territories, and tribal health organizations (grantees). Grantees typically contract with clinicians and other providers to deliver breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services. As required by the CDC, grantees report biannually a subset of patient and clinical level program data known as the Minimum Data Elements. Rigorous processes are in place to ensure the completeness and quality of program data collection. In this article, the authors describe the NBCCEDP data‐collection processes and data management system and discusses how data are used for 1) program monitoring and improvement, 2) evaluation and research, and 3) policy development and analysis. They also provide 2 examples of how grantees use data to improve their performance. Cancer 2014;120(16 suppl):2575‐83. © 2014 American Cancer Society .