Support a positive patient experience through timely CRC screening

Offering the Cologuard® test provides early colorectal cancer (CRC) detection in average-risk patients aged 45+ years.1 The Cologuard test has been shown to improve patient adherence, thereby enhancing the overall patient experience.2,3
Physician introducing informed decision making and discussing colorectal cancer screening options with a patient who is sitting on an exam table.

Consider the benefits of prioritizing timely CRC screening

Offering patients choices may increase adherence2
CRC screening completion can be 3x higher in patients who discussed screening options with their clinician.2
Screening for CRC with the noninvasive Cologuard test may detect precancerous lesions1
The Cologuard test may have helped prevent CRC in ~39,000 individuals over the last 10 years by detecting advanced precancerous lesions that were removed during follow-up colonoscopy.1
Offering the Cologuard test for average-risk patients may improve screening rates3
Geisinger Health increased their CRC screening rate to 70% by prioritizing the Cologuard test as a first-line noninvasive option.3*  

Using the Cologuard test first, followed by a colonoscopy after a positive result, supports the early detection and prevention of CRC in average-risk patients aged 45+ years.4,5

Patients with positive Cologuard test results have been shown to be more likely to follow through with a subsequent colonoscopy when compared to fecal immunochemical test (FIT).6,7†

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has expanded their definition of CRC screening to include follow-up screening colonoscopies after a Medicare covered noninvasive test, such as the Cologuard test, returns a positive result.8
Physician having a discussion with a patient in a healthcare setting lobby.

Discover how to achieve your organizational goals by aligning with noted patient experience-based measures, such as:

  • Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)9
  • Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS)10
Learn how incorporating the Cologuard test may increase your system's screening rates
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Footnotes and references

  1. Based on a March 2022 internal report on a colorectal cancer screening quality improvement program conducted at Geisinger Health.3
  2. OC FIT-CHEK, Polymedco, Inc.

  1. Estes C, Dehghani M, Ozbay AB, Vahdat V, Limburg PJ, Brooks D. Clinical, social, and economic impacts of colorectal cancer screening with the multi-target stool-DNA test: 10-year experience – a simulated study. medRxiv. Preprint published August 8, 2024. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.08.07.24311643v1.full.pdf
  2. Laiyemo AO, Adebogun AO, Doubeni CA, et al. Influence of provider discussion and specific recommendation on colorectal cancer screening uptake among U.S. adults. Prev Med. 2014;67:1-5.
  3. Data on file for Geisinger case study. Health System Marketing. 2022. Exact Sciences Corporation. Madison, WI.
  4. Imperiale TF, Ransohoff DF, Itzkowitz SH, et al. Multitarget stool DNA testing for colorectal-cancer screening. N Engl J Med. 2014;370(14):1287-1297.
  5. Cologuard® Clinician Brochure. Madison, WI: Exact Sciences Corporation.
  6. Finney Rutten LJ, Jacobson DJ, Jenkins GD, et al. Colorectal cancer screening completion: an examination of differences by screening modality. Prev Med Rep. 2020;20:101202.
  7. Austin G, Kowalkowski H, Guo Y, et al. Patterns of initial colorectal cancer screenings after turning 50 years old and follow-up rates of colonoscopy after positive stool-based testing among the average-risk population. Curr Med Opin. 2023;39(1):47-61.
  8. Pub 100-03 Medicare national coverage determinations. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. October 12, 2023. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://www.cms.gov/files/document/r12299ncd.pdf
  9. CAHPS for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) survey. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. October 2018. Updated July 2022. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://www.ahrq.gov/cahps/surveys-guidance/cg/cahps-mips.html
  10. About the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Updated February 15, 2024. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://hosonline.org/en/program-overview/