
Improving colorectal cancer screening and care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare system.
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Chao, HH; Schwartz, AR; Hersh, J; Hunnibell, L; Jackson, GL; Provenzale, DT; Schlosser, J; Stapleton, LM; Zullig, LL; Rose, MG
Published in: Clin Colorectal Cancer
January 2009
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has recently launched several nationwide initiatives to improve the quality of its colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and care. The timeliness of follow-up diagnostic tests in patients who have positive noncolonoscopic CRC screening tests is one of the target areas of these initiatives. Multiple aspects of colon cancer care are being monitored, and the degree of adherence to accepted quality measures is being assessed. The purpose of this review is to describe the background leading to these initiatives and their expected impact on CRC screening and management in the VHA.
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Clin Colorectal Cancer
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ISSN
1533-0028
Publication Date
January 2009
Volume
8
Issue
1
Start / End Page
22 / 28
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- United States
- Quality of Health Care
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Mass Screening
- Humans
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
- 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
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Chao, H. H., Schwartz, A. R., Hersh, J., Hunnibell, L., Jackson, G. L., Provenzale, D. T., … Rose, M. G. (2009). Improving colorectal cancer screening and care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare system. Clin Colorectal Cancer, 8(1), 22–28. https://doi.org/10.3816/CCC.2009.n.004
Chao, Herta H., Amy R. Schwartz, Janis Hersh, Laura Hunnibell, George L. Jackson, Dawn T. Provenzale, James Schlosser, Luke M. Stapleton, Leah L. Zullig, and Michal G. Rose. “Improving colorectal cancer screening and care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare system.” Clin Colorectal Cancer 8, no. 1 (January 2009): 22–28. https://doi.org/10.3816/CCC.2009.n.004.
Chao HH, Schwartz AR, Hersh J, Hunnibell L, Jackson GL, Provenzale DT, et al. Improving colorectal cancer screening and care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare system. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2009 Jan;8(1):22–8.
Chao, Herta H., et al. “Improving colorectal cancer screening and care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare system.” Clin Colorectal Cancer, vol. 8, no. 1, Jan. 2009, pp. 22–28. Pubmed, doi:10.3816/CCC.2009.n.004.
Chao HH, Schwartz AR, Hersh J, Hunnibell L, Jackson GL, Provenzale DT, Schlosser J, Stapleton LM, Zullig LL, Rose MG. Improving colorectal cancer screening and care in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare system. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2009 Jan;8(1):22–28.

Published In
Clin Colorectal Cancer
DOI
ISSN
1533-0028
Publication Date
January 2009
Volume
8
Issue
1
Start / End Page
22 / 28
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- United States
- Quality of Health Care
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Mass Screening
- Humans
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
- 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis