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Cooperation Among Departments Helps Women Get Needed Screenings

  • Checking HealthConnect when female health plan members come in for flu shots
  • Working cooperatively among different departments to ensure patients get preventive screenings
  • Building time into clinic schedules for same-day appointments

What can your team do to collaborate with other departments and help make the care experience even better for our members and patients?  What else could your team do to make KP the best place to work and receive care?

 

Female health plan members got a little extra care when they came for their flu shots: those overdue for mammograms got appointments—many on the same day. Two unit-based teams—one from the flu clinic, the other from medical imaging—worked together to make the process flow smoothly. In doing so, they made real the promise of KP’s signature “under one roof” system of care.

How a Flu Shot Can Help Catch Cancer
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TTP Blurb
Sixty percent of women overdue for mammograms got same-day appointments.
Why This Matters
Early detection of cancer means treatment can start sooner.
Test of Change
Medical imaging department blocks out time for same-day appointments to accommodate referrals from the flu clinic
Short Teaser

Take these steps to KP's integrated care.

Medium Teaser

When two unit-based teams decided to work together, they leveraged their annual flu vaccination clinic to make sure female patients were also up to date on mammograms.

Long Teaser

When two unit-based teams decided to work together, they leveraged their annual flu vaccination clinic to make sure female patients were also up to date on mammograms.

 

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Nurse giving a female patient a flu shot
Landing Page Title
How a Flu Shot Can Help Catch Cancer
Topics
Preventive Care
Region
Colorado
Communicator
Jennifer Gladwell
Editor (if known)
Tyra Ferlatte
Keywords
flu clinic
breast cancer screening
mammogram
Date of publication
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Department
Outpatient
Content Type
Team-Tested Practice
Content Goal
Inform
Big Number
60%
Explanation

of female patients overdue for mammograms got same-day appointments for the screening