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This Test Saves Lives
The internal medicine unit emphasized the value of taking the colorectal screening test, and identified at-risk patients whenever they come into the office.
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Why This Matters
- Ensuring the patients take the test and return it is critical to early screening.
Test of Change
- Labeling the test as life-saving can increase patient compliance
Teams Collaborate to Ease Workload
Processing HPV tests now takes less than half the time, so the workload increase has been absorbed with no extra staff.
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Why This Matters
- Colorado labs process two widely used tests central to Kaiser Permanente’s preventive care approach that detect disease early when treatment is highly effective.
Test of Change
- Teams cross-trained each other on new equipment and on the processes within the two departments.