Open AccessPatient prompting of their physician resulted in increased colon cancer screening referrals
Author(s) -
Vu Le,
Saqib Z. Syed,
Kenneth J. Vega,
Tushar Sharma,
Mohammad F. Madhoun,
Nandakumar Srinivasan,
Courtney W. Houchen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1948-5204
DOI - 10.4251/wjgo.v6.i7.257
Subject(s) - medicine , underinsured , referral , intervention (counseling) , colorectal cancer , family medicine , outpatient clinic , cancer , physical therapy , health care , nursing , health insurance , economics , economic growth
To determine whether a communication instrument provided to patients prior to their primary care physician (PCP) visit initiates a conversation with their PCP about colorectal cancer screening (CRC-S), impacting screening referral rates in fully insured and underinsured patients.