Prevention

- Colorectal Cancer Screening

Colorectal Cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States.

While mortality rates for CRC have been declining in recent years, the most current mortality rate is 30 percent. This figure demonstrates a continued need and significant room for improvement and is the basis for our work on this initiative.

We help practices to develop action plans and workflow processes to efficiently capture, track, and generate data in order to ensure appropriate preventive care management of colorectal cancer screening.

Current Medicare coverage for people aged 50 and older includes screenings in several categories. For further details, check the CMS site at http://www.medicare.gov/Health/Overview.asp or contact the Prevention Team at 1-800-383-2856.

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