Breast Cancer
Breast cancer strikes one in eight American women, and its risk to women increases as they age. Periodic screening mammography has been shown to save lives by detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages, when it is most treatable. However, its use is underutilized in Missouri. Click here to view FDA-Approved Mammography Centers in Missouri.
Primaris aims to reduce the incidence of late-stage breast cancer among female Medicare beneficiaries by providing proven-effective tools and resources for Missouri health care professionals. These materials, available at no charge to Missouri clinicians, improve the utilization of mammography by facilitating physician office systems changes. To order any of our free materials, click here.
In addition, Primaris offers the following resources to staff implementing breast cancer quality improvement projects in their facilities:
• Access to a team of professionals certified in health care quality
• Easy-to-use and adapt quality improvement tools
• Data abstraction tools and services
• Continuous quality improvement training and services
For additional breast cancer resources, visit www.medqic.org. MedQIC is the Medicare Quality Improvement Community, a Web-based resource created and supported by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for its Medicare National Quality Improvement Priorities. You can also contact your physician office's Primaris representative.