Quality Assessment of Colonoscopy Reporting: Results from a Statewide Cancer Screening Program

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• Alternative Title:
  Diagn Ther Endosc
• Personal Author:
  Li, Jun ; Nadel, Marion R. ; Poppell, Carolyn F. ; Dwyer, Diane M. ; Lieberman, David A. ; Steinberger, Eileen K.
• Description:
  This paper aimed to assess quality of colonoscopy reports and determine if physicians in practice were already documenting recommended quality indicators, prior to the publication of a standardized Colonoscopy Reporting and Data System (CO-RADS) in 2007. We examined 110 colonoscopy reports from 2005-2006 through Maryland Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. We evaluated 25 key data elements recommended by CO-RADS, including procedure indications, risk/comorbidity assessments, procedure technical descriptions, colonoscopy findings, specimen retrieval/pathology. Among 110 reports, 73% documented the bowel preparation quality and 82% documented specific cecal landmarks. For the 177 individual polyps identified, information on size and morphology was documented for 87% and 53%, respectively. Colonoscopy reporting varied considerately in the pre-CO-RADS period. The absence of key data elements may impact the ability to make recommendations for recall intervals. This paper provides baseline data to assess if CO-RADS has an impact on reporting and how best to improve the quality of reporting.
• Subjects:
  Research Article
• Source:
  Diagn Ther Endosc. 2010; 2010.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  2010
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:17dfd58170e7460b5dd6d7a6e3dd652dc8964fc5947a0986cf3831dc61c527d2
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3789/cdc_3789_DS1.pdf
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