UNASSIGNED: This article evaluates a quality improvement program for improving guideline-consistent cervical @entity5 screening practices in an urban safety net clinic. Quality improvement initiatives that combine policy with practice are particularly timely in light of the alignment of cervical @entity5 screening guidelines released in 2012 by the most influential national organizations. A descriptive comparison design was employed using the Healthy @entity1 2020 target of 93% screened according to guidelines. Provider-, @entity1 -, and workflow-based strategies included (1) addition of a clinical decision support system, (2) provider educational outreach, (3) @entity1 reminder letters, and (4) development of a clinic procedure manual. Through the application of an established quality measurement tool, three quality indicators were measured: screened according to evidence-based guidelines, not screened, and screened more frequently than recommended. Data from the sample (N = 1,032) were collected at baseline and 12 months postimplementation. Each quality indicator category was significant at follow-up. @entity1 screened according to guidelines nearly doubled while the number of underscreened @entity1 was reduced by nearly half. Similarly, there was a threefold decrease in @entity1 screened more frequently than recommended. Clinical administrators, quality improvement specialists, and health care providers in primary care settings can use the strategies implemented in this study as a starting point for continuous quality improvement initiatives for cervical @entity5 screening.

Evaluating a Quality Improvement Program for XXXX Screening at an Urban Safety Net Clinic.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'People']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['Cervical Cancer']
