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Pap-HPV co-testing adoption trends for cervical cancer screening in a multi-state Practice Research Network (PBRN) 2012-2017 [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: In 2012, the United States cervical cancer screening (CCS) guidelines changed to add co-testing (Papanicolaou [Pap] and human papillomavirus [HPV] test) to Pap-only. Setting or dataset: Electronic health record data from 25 primary care clinics in 3 FQHCs in Washington and Idaho PBRN from 2012-2017.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

As a clinical process, MBC is distinct from other important healthcare concepts, such as behavioral health screening, diagnostic clarification, or program evaluation. (3, Health technology tools, such as electronic health records with embedded MBC capabilities, digital platforms for automated symptom tracking, data analytics (e.g.,

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Kaiser Permanente study shows screening efforts cut colorectal cancer deaths in half

Permanente Medicine

A new Kaiser Permanente study showed how an integrated colorectal cancer screening program cut cancer deaths in half, reduced incidence by nearly a third, and erased racial health disparities in screenings, incidence, and death rates. underscoring the need to raise awareness, screen proactively, and improve treatment.

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Human papillomavirus vaccination in community-based clinics among adolescents by ethnicity, country of birth, and sex [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

Dataset OCHIN electronic health record data from 27 US states. Study Design and Analysis Retrospective observational study using generalized estimating equations logistic regression to estimate odds ratios and adjusted prevalence of vaccine uptake by Latino nativity and sex.

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Receipt of Mammography, by Nativity, Among Latina Patients from a U.S. Network of Primary Care Organizations [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Our study included those patients whose sex was female, self-identified as Hispanic or Non-Hispanic White, had nativity data, received care after they turned age 50, and excluded those patients with a history of BRCA and mastectomy as these influence mammography screening recommendations.