title: Colonoscopy reports and current state of performance measures.
abstract: Quality improvement of colonoscopy continues to be an important topic. This effort begins with creating detailed and accurate colonoscopy reports. Quality indicators are measurable endpoints that may be used in quality assurance and improvement plans. Key quality measures include cecal intubation rate, adenoma detection, withdrawal time, preparation quality, follow-up recommendations, and American Society of Anesthesiologists classification. Unresolved issues include establishing proper benchmarks, documenting the correlation between process measures and outcomes, aligning incentives to improved quality outcomes, and issues regarding access to quality data.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: Jason E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Douglas O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Faigel
mesh_terms: D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000592:standards*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D058996:Quality Improvement; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D058028:Research Report / Q000592:standards*