title: Breast cancer screening complacency and compliance.
abstract: An HMO initiative designed to increase the compliance rate for the preventive service (mammography) is described. By looking at Security Health Plan charge data and sending a letter of notification when women are not up-to-date on their screening mammography, we were able to increase the mammography compliance rate from 47% to 72%. This system is designed to supplement the preferred method of recommendations by the primary care physician aided perhaps by a chart reminder system. Some problems with the methodology are described.
authors.affiliation: Marshfield Clinic, WI, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014922:Wisconsin