Title

Breast Cancer Referral And Screening Rates In A Federally Qualified Health Center: Implementing The Point Of Care Integrated Breast Cancer Screening Model

Author

Jill Crawford Muhrer, Yale UniversityFollow

Date of Award

1-1-2016

Document Type

Open Access Thesis

Degree Name

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Department

Yale University School of Nursing

First Advisor

Lois S. Sadler

Second Advisor

Deborah F. Horowitz

Abstract

Breast Cancer Referral and Screening Rates in a Federally Qualified Health

Center: Implementing the Point of Care Integrated Breast Cancer Screening Model

In this paper we discuss the implementation of the point of care integrated breast

cancer screening model (PCISM) to improve breast cancer screening rates in a federally

qualified health center. Comparison of mammogram patterns for 8 providers (classified

according to their use of PCISM versus conventional practice models) demonstrated a

statistically significant difference (p=

were referred and 2444 women (42%) completed mammograms versus the conventional

group where 1409 (37%) received referrals and 581 (16%) completed mammograms.

These results support the usefulness of PCISM for improving mammography screenings

in this setting.

Recommended Citation

Muhrer, Jill Crawford, "Breast Cancer Referral And Screening Rates In A Federally Qualified Health Center: Implementing The Point Of Care Integrated Breast Cancer Screening Model" (2016). Yale School of Nursing Digital Theses. 1040.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/ysndt/1040