UNASSIGNED: 45 Background: Chicago black @entity1 are 62% more likely to die from @entity0 than white @entity1 . Previous data from 39 Chicago hospitals suggested significant variation in mammography quality (Chicago @entity0 Quality Consortium, 2010). We developed process improvement recommendations for sites that participated in our care process assessment (Weldon CB, et al, ASCO-Abstract-6120-2012). This study was funded through a generous grant from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. We compared improvement needs between high and low @entity1 volume institutions. METHODS: Using Deming's PDCA cycle for continuous improvement, we created care process improvement recommendations for 25 Chicago institutions with the @entity1 base averaging more than 50% minority @entity1 (20 community, 3 academic and 2 public hospitals). Low mammography volume (< 5,000 mammograms/ year) was reported by 12 of the 25 sites. Recommendations are based on analysis across sites, literature, and input from institution staff. Thematic and statistical analyses were performed using simple frequencies and @entity16043 's exact test. RESULTS: Improvement recommendations are classified into nine areas (see Table). We found that 100% (12/12) of low mammography volume institutions have specific improvement needs in 6 or more process improvement areas, as compared to 23% (3/13) of the high mammography volume institutions (p value > 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Lower volume mammography sites have a larger need for @entity0 care process improvements. [Table: see text].

Process improvement in XXXX care: Is mammography volume associated with a greater need for process improvement?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity16043 :: ('76720', 'Species') :: ['Fisher'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['Breast Cancer', 'breast cancer']
@entity0 :: (MESH:D001943,Disease) :: ['breast cancer']
