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Inside Health Care Episode #002: Mary Barton, MD, Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Awareness Month began in 1985 to promote mammography as the most effective weapon in the fight against breast cancer.
As a result of this awareness effort, more women are getting screened. But we still have a long way to go to ensure every woman gets a recommended mammogram at the right time.
How do we ensure screenings happen at the right time?
As we like to say, NCQA has a measure for that. Our HEDIS measure for Breast Cancer Screening tracks women 50-74 who had at least one mammogram in the past two years.
In our latest Inside Health Care podcast, our own Dr. Mary Barton explains why measuring breast cancer screenings is the key to improvement.
Want to track screening rates?
Take a look at the chart for the NCQA Breast Cancer Screening measure. After more than 30 years of breast cancer awareness, you’d think the results would be higher.
These facts from the National Breast Cancer Foundation are staggering:
These stats are no cause for celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month. They remind us how much farther we still have to go.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month began in 1985 to promote mammography as the most effective weapon in the fight against breast cancer.
As a result of this awareness effort, more women are getting screened. But we still have a long way to go to ensure every woman gets a recommended mammogram at the right time.
How do we ensure screenings happen at the right time?
As we like to say, NCQA has a measure for that. Our HEDIS measure for Breast Cancer Screening tracks women 50-74 who had at least one mammogram in the past two years.
In our latest Inside Health Care podcast, our own Dr. Mary Barton explains why measuring breast cancer screenings is the key to improvement.
Want to track screening rates?
Take a look at the chart for the NCQA Breast Cancer Screening measure. After more than 30 years of breast cancer awareness, you’d think the results would be higher.
These facts from the National Breast Cancer Foundation are staggering:
These stats are no cause for celebrating Breast Cancer Awareness Month. They remind us how much farther we still have to go.
https://blog.ncqa.org/wp-content/uploads/Inside-Healthcare-002.mp3
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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