Colorectal Cancer Screening
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Manitoba Centre for Health Policy: Primary Care Quality Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of enrolled patients 50 to 74 years of age who have had a FIT/FOBT in the past 24 months or colonoscopy in the last 10 years or flexible sigmoidoscopy in the last 10 years.
Numerator
Enrolled patients 50 to 74 years of age who have had a FIT2 /FOBT in the past 24 months or colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy in the last 10 years.
Denominator
Enrolled patients 50 to 74 years of age.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data, Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Participating Primary Care providers report data to Primary Care/Community Information Systems
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025