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Primary Care Collaboration to Improve Diagnosis and Screening for Colorectal Cancer
Apr 19, 2017
Study Conclusion: The collaborative effectively engaged teams in a broad set of process improvements with key lessons learned related to barriers, information technology challenges, outreach challenges/strategies, and importance of stakeholder and patient engagement.
Citation for the Full-text Article
Schiff GD, Bearden T, Hunt LS, Azzara J, Larmon J, Phillips RS, Singer S, Bennett B, Sugarman JR, Bitton A, Ellner A. Primary care collaboration to improve diagnosis and screening for colorectal cancer. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2017. In Press, Corrected Proof. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.03.004
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