Key Points from the Article on Follow-Up Measure After Stool-Based CRC Test:
- Approximately 48% of patients underwent a follow-up colonoscopy within 6 months of an abnormal stool-based screening test for colorectal cancer (CRC).
- Black patients and those with Medicare or Medicaid had the lowest follow-up rates compared to other groups.
- A quality performance measure tracking follow-up colonoscopy rates within 6 months of an abnormal stool-based screening test was found to be feasible and had a median reliability of 94.5% across healthcare organizations.
- Elizabeth L. Ciemins, Ph.D., MPH, MA, from the American Medical Group Association, highlighted a serious deficit in patients receiving necessary follow-up after an abnormal stool-based screening test.