2019
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.3403
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Association of Primary Care Clinic Appointment Time With Clinician Ordering and Patient Completion of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening

Abstract: Key Points Question Are breast and colorectal cancer screening rates associated with the time of day a patient visits the primary care clinician? Findings In this quality improvement study analysis of 33 primary care practices including 19 254 patients eligible for breast cancer screening and 33 468 patients eligible for colorectal cancer screening, both clinician ordering and patient completion of cancer screening tests decreased as the time of day progres… Show more

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“…Another, simpler explanation for the association described by Hsiang In demonstrating decreasing screening rates over the day, Hsiang and colleagues 5…”
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“…Another, simpler explanation for the association described by Hsiang In demonstrating decreasing screening rates over the day, Hsiang and colleagues 5…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Two possible explanations for the results found by Hsiang and colleagues5 are decision fatigue and running late. Decision fatigue is a progressive erosion of ability, self-control, or willpower that occurs as people make choices.…”
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“…The literature on decision fatigue indicates that when fatigue sets in, people tend to resort to more conservative behaviors. Although the most widely publicized study of decision fatigue described the decline in parole offers for inmates during the course of the day, 40 this phenomenon has also been described for antibiotic prescribing (more during the course of a day), 41 influenza vaccinations and cancer screening orders (fewer), 42,43 hand hygiene compliance (less), 44 and adenoma detection during colonoscopies (less). 45 In emergency medicine, decision fatigue may manifest itself as lower thresholds for diagnostic testing and admission.…”
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“…A Penn Medicine study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that although flagging the electronic health records (EHRs) of patients who need cancer screenings is helpful, patients also need specific reminders to follow through 1 …”
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