title: Effect of e-mail versus postal reminders for mammogram screening.
abstract: A randomized controlled trial was undertaken to measure the efficacy of a patient reminder system for females age 40 - 75 in a Midwestern primary care practice. A subset of the population whose email addresses were known was further randomized to measure the effect of email versus postal reminders. A statistically significant increase in completion rates was observed in the intervention group while no difference was found between the email and postal mail groups.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Primary Care Internal Medicine and Health Care Policy & Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cabanela
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McMurtry
authors.forename: Dorinda
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leutink
authors.forename: Sidna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scheitel
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Naessens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D034742:Electronic Mail; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011177:Postal Service; D017010:Reminder Systems