TY - JOUR
T1 - Quality assessment of colonoscopy reporting
T2 - Results from a statewide cancer screening program
AU - Li, Jun
AU - Nadel, Marion R.
AU - Poppell, Carolyn F.
AU - Dwyer, Diane M.
AU - Lieberman, David A.
AU - Steinberger, Eileen K.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1155/2010/419796
DO - 10.1155/2010/419796
M3 - Article
C2 - 20936146
AN - SCOPUS:78349259349
SN - 1070-3608
JO - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
JF - Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
M1 - 419796
ER -