Percentage of adults 50–75 years of age who had appropriate screening for colorectal cancer.
Denominator (Universe) (Columns A and B)
- Patients 50 through 75 years of age with a medical visit during the measurement period
Note: For 2018 program year, include patients born on or after January 1, 1943, and on or before December 31, 1967.
Numerator (Column C)
- Patients with one or more screenings for colorectal cancer. Appropriate screenings are defined by any one of the following criteria:
- Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) during the measurement period
- Fecal immunochemical test (FIT)-deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) during
- the measurement period or the 2 years prior to the measurement period
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy during the measurement period or the 4 years prior to the measurement period
- Computerized tomography (CT) colonography during the measurement period or the 4 years prior to the measurement period
- Colonoscopy during the measurement period or the 9 years prior to the measurement period
Exclusions/Exceptions
- Patients with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer or a history of total colectomy
- Patients who were in hospice care during the measurement period