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Incorporate reminders and scheduling

• Map your current process for reminders
• Design and test a process to follow up with patients who are overdue for screening
  A Primary Care Guide: Using the SAR and EMR to Improve Cancer Screening by Dr. Meghan Davis
• Consider drop-in clinics for cervical screening
  Drop-in Pap Program by Women’s College Hospital

Enhance tracking

• Design and test a process to document reasons for patients who are overdue and test ways to decrease the number of refusals
• Work with diagnostic centres and hospitals to examine ways to reduce refusals
  Effects of Standardized Outreach for Patients Refusing Preventive Services: A Quasiexperimental Quality Improvement Study by Persell et al

Optimize workflow

• Incorporate planned visits
• Design and test a process to integrate a review of current cancer screening status into all patient interactions
  How-To Guide for Completing a Review of Your Own Practice for Cancer Screening by the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Regional Cancer Program
  How to Increase Cancer Screening Rates: A Quality Improvement Toolkit for Busy Office Practices by the American Cancer Society and partners
• Consider the use of other health professionals in screening discussions
  Resources for Health Professionals by BC Cancer Screening