Here is how four healthcare organizations improved outcomes for colon cancer screening by focusing on population health, according to HIMSS Health IT Value Collection reports.
1. Over a nine-year period, Jersey City, N.J.-based Grove Medical Associates increased screenings for eligible patients from 12 percent to 75 percent.
2. Dorchester, Mass.-based DotHouse Health increased screenings from 49 percent to 64 percent by reviewing their data and revising physician workflows.
3. Milburn, N.J.-based P.A.S.E. healthcare improved their colon cancer screening rate by over 80 percent with the help of its EHR.
4. After implementing its EHR, Georgetown, Texas-based Lone Star Circle of Care increased its screening rate by 71 percent.
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