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Meeting Summary – Primary Care Strategy Meeting: Catalyzing Primary Care to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening 

The meeting summary provides an overview of the NCCRT's August 2022 strategy meeting held to explore and propose strategies for increasing the uptake of CRC screening in primary care.

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80% CampaignNCCRT

President’s Cancer Panel Cancer Screening Report – February 2022

This February 2022 President’s Cancer Panel report identifies four critical goals to improve cancer screening rates and close gaps in screening access.

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External Partner

A Playbook for Reigniting Colorectal Cancer Screening as Communities Respond to the COVID-19 Pandemic

This resource provides an action-oriented playbook to be adopted throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and aims to align NCCRT members, 80% pledged partners, and colorectal cancer screening advocates across the nation to work together to reignite our screening efforts appropriately, safely, and equally for all communities.

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NCCRT

Summary Report on Links of Care Pilot to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening for Underserved Patients

This report provides a summary of the Links of Care pilot projects to increase colorectal cancer screening for underserved patients served by community health centers/FQHCs.

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NCCRT

80% by 2018 Beyond Thankful Report

The 80% by 2018 Beyond Thankful report tells the story of our collective ambition, commitment, and unity during the course of this campaign.

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80% CampaignNCCRT

Cancer Center Summit: A Strategic Look at Cancer Centers and Colorectal Cancer Screening

On October 2nd, 2017, the American Cancer Society and NCCRT hosted a Cancer Center Summit to explore how to leverage the expertise and community presence of cancer centers in the effort to increase CRC screening rates. 

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NCCRT

Meeting Report: Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening for American Indians and Alaska Natives

This report summarizes the presentations, discussions, and strategic planning that took place during the ACS/NCCRT meeting to discuss increasing CRC screening in AI/AN communities in April 2016.

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NCCRT

Colorectal Cancer Initiatives In Medicaid Agencies – A National Review

The NCCRT Policy Action Task Group conducted a state by state assessment of CRC control activity among Medicaid programs.

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NCCRT

Study on Medicaid Expansion and Access

A study released by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the NCCRT estimates that in 2017 over 2.7 million low-income men and women aged 50-64 will remain uninsured and continue to lack access to an affordable health care coverage option, including colorectal cancer screening services.

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NCCRT

Guide to High Performing Models

This guide describes four programs that have been identified as High Performing Models by the NCCRT, based on their demonstrated success in delivering colorectal cancer screening and follow up care to uninsured, underinsured and low-income adults in their respective communities.

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NCCRT

Improving Northern Plains American Indian Colorectal Cancer Screening (INPACS) Report

The Improving Northern Plains American Indian Colorectal Cancer Screening (INPACS) project recruited 54 Indian Health Services (IHS), tribal health, and urban health clinics within to better understand successes and challenges for colorectal cancer screening and to collaboratively develop strategies to improve cancer screening rates.

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Report on Use of Medical Records to Facilitate Colorectal Cancer Screening

The NCCRT has joined with the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Community Health Centers to issue a new report entitled, “Use of Electronic Medical Records to Facilitate Colorectal Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers.”

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NCCRT

Coverage of Medicaid Preventive Services for Adults – A National Review

The NCCRT partnered with ACS CAN and the American Heart Association to commission researchers at George Washington University to determine state by state Medicaid coverage around USPSTF-recommended preventive services, including colorectal cancer screening.

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NCCRT

Strategy Paper on Expanding Colorectal Cancer Screening at Community Health Centers

The NCCRT has issued a new strategy paper entitled, "Strategies for expanding colorectal cancer screening at community health centers ," which has been published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

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Coverage of Colonoscopy Under the Affordable Care Act’s Prevention Benefit

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires private health insurers to cover recommended preventive services such as colonoscopies without any patient cost-sharing. This 2012 report finds that confusion over whether colorectal cancer screenings are characterized as preventive care or treatment means patients sometimes receive unexpected bills for the procedure.

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NCCRT

Promoting Cancer Screening in the Patient Centered Medical Home

This NCCRT commissioned article helps frame the needs and opportunities with respect to integrating cancer screening into the medical home.

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NCCRT

Colorectal Cancer Screening Barriers and Facilitators in Older Persons

This systematic review identifies factors that are most consistently mentioned as either barriers to or facilitators of colorectal cancer screening in older persons.

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NCCRT

The Quality of Colonoscopy Services – Responsibilities of Referring Clinicians

This report, developed by an NCCRT working group, provides criteria that primary care physicians can use when choosing a colonoscopist. 

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NCCRT

Quality Screening Colonoscopy Referral System

Sifri R, Wender R, Lieberman D, Potter M, Peterson K, Smith R. Developing a Quality Screening Colonoscopy Referral System in Primary Care Practice: A Report from the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. CA Cancer J Clin 2010;60;40-49; originally published online Dec 18, 2009.

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NCCRT

Report on Savings to Medicare from Increased Colorectal Cancer Screening (2007)

This report describes potential savings to Medicare and pre-Medicare payers from increased colorectal cancer screening among 50-64 year olds.

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NCCRT

CRC Screening Network Practice and Policy Survey

The aim of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Network Practice and Policy survey was to gather information from members of the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Network and their contacts about practices and policies and challenges associated with colorectal cancer screening delivery.

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