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Clinics: Cancer Screenings |
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Percentage of patients (ages 51-75) receiving appropriate cancer screening tests
Timeframe
HealthEast data in the graph above shows care delivered from January 2009 through December 2009. The Minnesota average comes from the most current publicly reported data through MN Community Measurement and reflects care delivered in 2009.
What the graph is saying
For this measure, higher percentages are better. The graph above shows that overall, HealthEast Clinics are performing better than the Minnesota average.
You can compare performance of clinics across the state with the 2010 Health Care Quality Report, on the MN Community Measurement web site.
Individual clinic scores
HealthEast data in the table below shows care delivered from February 2010 through February 2011.
About this measure
Tests to check for cancer are an important part of preventive care for people of a certain age. This measure shows the percentage of adults, ages 51-75, who received appropriate cancer tests.
For women, this measure includes getting tested for:
- Breast cancer
- Cervical cancer, and
- Colorectal cancer
For men, this measure includes getting tested for:
Description above from Minnesota HealthScores.
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