Breast Cancer Referral And Screening Rates In A Federally Qualified Health Center: Implementing The Point Of Care Integrated Breast Cancer Screening Model
Breast Cancer Referral and Screening Rates in a Federally Qualified Health Center: Implementing the Point of Care Integrated Breast Cancer Screening Model In this paper we discuss the implementation of the point of care integrated breast cancer screening model (PCISM) to improve breast cancer screening rates in a federally qualified health center. Comparison of mammogram patterns for 8 providers (classified according to their use of PCISM versus conventional practice models) demonstrated a statistically significant difference (p= were referred and 2444 women (42%) completed mammograms versus the conventional group where 1409 (37%) received referrals and 581 (16%) completed mammograms. These results support the usefulness of PCISM for improving mammography screenings in this setting.
breast cancer screening, cultural explanatory model, federally qualified health center, mammogram, patient centered medicalhome, point of care
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