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Improving the Utilization of Screening Mammography in Primary Care Practices
Ann Butler Nattinger, MD;
Robert J. Panzer, MD;
Joyce Janus, MD
Arch Intern Med. 1989;149(9):2087-2092.
Abstract
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• Screening mammography is underutilized in many primary care practices. We designed a prospective, controlled trial to evaluate two strategies for improving the utilization of mammography in an academic general medicine clinic. We assigned teams of house officers to (1) physician audit with periodic feedback, (2) a visit-based strategy directed at both patient and physician, or (3) a no intervention concurrent control arm. After 6 months, the percentage of 50- to 74-year-old women meeting the standard of an annual mammogram was 36% for patients in the control arm, 62% for patients of feedback residents, and 54% for patients of the arm receiving the visit-based strategy. Patients of female providers were slightly more likely to meet the standard, but no effects were detected for patient race, new as opposed to follow-up patient, or higher frequency of clinic visits. We conclude that audit with feedback and a new visit-based strategy of a patient cue associated with a simplification of the ordering process each greatly improved the rate of utilization of screening mammography. Practitioners could reasonably choose the strategy most suited to their own situation.
(Arch Intern Med. 1989;149:2087-2092)
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Medicine (Drs Nattinger and Panzer) and Radiology (Dr Janus), University of Rochester (NY) School of Medicine and Dentistry, and the Office of Clinical Practice Evaluation (Dr Panzer), Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY. Dr Nattinger is now with the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication May 19, 1989.
Reprint requests to Medical College of Wisconsin, Division of General Internal Medicine, 8700 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226 (Dr Nattinger).
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