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Little is known about patterns of follow-up colonoscopy completion in federally qualified health centers.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We abstracted the medical records of health center patients, aged 50\u201375\u00a0years, who had an abnormal FIT result between August 5, 2017 and August 4, 2018 (N\u2009=\u2009711). We assessed one-year rates of colonoscopy referral, pre-procedure visit completion, colonoscopy completion, and time to colonoscopy; associations between these outcomes and patient characteristics; and reasons for non-completion found in the medical record.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Of the 711 patients with an abnormal FIT result, 90% were referred to colonoscopy, but only 52% completed a pre-procedure visit, and 43% completed a colonoscopy within 1\u00a0year. Median time to colonoscopy was 83\u00a0days (interquartile range: 52\u2013131\u00a0days). Pre-procedure visit and colonoscopy completion rates were relatively low in patients aged 65\u201375 (vs. 50\u201364), who were uninsured (vs. insured) or had no clinic visit in the prior year (vs.\u2009\u2265\u20091 clinic visit). Common reasons listed for non-completion were that the patient declined, or the provider could not reach the patient.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Efforts to improve follow-up colonoscopy rates in health centers might focus on supporting the care transition from primary to specialty gastroenterology care and emphasize care for older uninsured patients and those having no recent clinic visits. Our findings can inform efforts to improve follow-up colonoscopy uptake, reduce time to colonoscopy receipt, and save lives from colorectal cancer.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p><jats:italic>Trial registration<\/jats:italic>: National Clinical Trial (NCT) Identifier: NCT03925883.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12876-021-01923-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,28]],"date-time":"2021-09-28T12:03:36Z","timestamp":1632830616000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Follow-up colonoscopy after an abnormal stool-based colorectal cancer screening result: analysis of steps in the colonoscopy completion process"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Gloria D.","family":"Coronado","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alexandra","family":"Kihn-Stang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matthew T.","family":"Slaughter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amanda F.","family":"Petrik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jamie H.","family":"Thompson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jennifer S.","family":"Rivelli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ricardo","family":"Jimenez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jeffrey","family":"Gibbs","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Neha","family":"Yadav","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rajasekhara R.","family":"Mummadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"1923_CR1","unstructured":"American Cancer Society. 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