Leveraging Electronic Health Records to Measure Low-Value Screening Colonoscopy

Among over 6 million screening colonoscopies performed annually in the United States (U.S.), up to one-third may represent potential overuse.1,2 Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening overuse is defined as screening in specific clinical scenarios that provide no net benefit to individuals, such as screening too frequently or outside the age of eligibility.3,4,5 Colonoscopy overuse is an important problem because it can cause direct patient harm (e.g., 0.3% complication rate leading to hospitalization or death), raise healthcare costs, and reduce availability of appropriate endoscopy for other individuals.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Advancing High-Value Care Source Type: research