Colorectal Cancer Screening Project | 2023-Improving Completion of Screening After a Positive Stool Based Test A PCP's Perspective

Improving Completion of Screening After a Positive Stool Based Test A PCP's Perspective

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In this video, Dr. Frank Colangelo, a primary care internist with Premier Medical Associates in Pittsburgh, shares his perspective on the challenges faced when patients with a positive fit test fail to complete their colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. Dr. Colangelo discusses the efforts made by his practice to improve screening rates, including offering patients a choice in screening options and leveraging transparent provider reporting. He also highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on screening rates, with patients being hesitant to undergo colonoscopies. Despite the challenges, Dr. Colangelo emphasizes the importance of persistence and implementing new strategies, such as direct primary care scheduling of colonoscopies through an electronic health record system, to improve completion rates.

Keywords

challenges

colonoscopy

screening rates

COVID-19 pandemic

completion rates