Effect of Physician Notification Regarding Nonadherence to Colorectal Cancer Screening on Early Cancer Detection

JAMA. 2020 Jun 16;323(23):2429-2431. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.4404.

Abstract

This cluster randomized clinical trial compares the effect of physician notification for colorectal cancer screening and cancer detection on patients who were in a patient-specific reminders group in which physicians received a list of nonadherent patients, in a generic reminders group in which physicians received general information about regional screening adherence, or in a usual care group in which physicians received no reminders.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Early Detection of Cancer*
  • General Practitioners*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Occult Blood
  • Patient Compliance*
  • Registries