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Review
. 2010;2010(40):38-57.
doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgq008.

Organizational factors and the cancer screening process

Rebecca Anhang Price  1 , Jane Zapka, Heather Edwards, Stephen H Taplin
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Review

Organizational factors and the cancer screening process

Rebecca Anhang Price et al. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 2010.

Abstract

Cancer screening is a process of care consisting of several steps and interfaces. This article reviews what is known about the association between organizational factors and cancer screening rates and examines how organizational strategies can address the steps and interfaces of cancer screening in the context of both intraorganizational and interorganizational processes. We reviewed 79 studies assessing the relationship between organizational factors and cancer screening. Screening rates are largely driven by strategies to 1) limit the number of interfaces across organizational boundaries; 2) recruit patients, promote referrals, and facilitate appointment scheduling; and 3) promote continuous patient care. Optimal screening rates can be achieved when health-care organizations tailor strategies to the steps and interfaces in the cancer screening process that are most critical for their organizations, the providers who work within them, and the patients they serve.

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Steps and interfaces in the cancer screening process.
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Classification of organizational interventions by cancer screening steps or interfaces, target audience, and mechanism.
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