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Quality Insights: Clinical Quality in Primary Care

Women's Health:
Breast Cancer Screening (Ages 40 to 69)

Healthcare quality measure: This measure looks at women between 40 to 69 years of age. It shows the percent of those patients who had a mammogram at least once in the past two years.

Reasons for this measure: Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in American women. In fact, a woman in the United States has a 1 in 8 lifetime risk of having breast cancer. Many women are the first in their family to have breast cancer.

The good news is that breast cancer is often cured when found early. One way to find breast cancer is with a mammogram (a type of x-ray). A mammogram finds about 85% (8.5 out of 10) of all breast cancers.

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Medical Group
Comparison
Rate
Rating
Benchmarks:
   Nat'l Average
   90th Percentile
   MA Rate		 National Average
National 90th Percentile
MA Rate
70.2%
78.7%
81.7%		  
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84.5%

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MA Rate (81.7%)

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Explanation of the Star Ratings...

  • above three benchmarksabove three benchmarksabove three benchmarksabove three benchmarks Four stars means the rate is above three benchmarks
  • above two benchmarksabove two benchmarksabove two benchmarksabove two benchmarks Three stars means the rate is above two benchmarks
  • above one benchmarkabove one benchmarkabove one benchmarkabove one benchmark Two stars means the rate is above one benchmark
  • not above benchmarksnot above benchmarksnot above benchmarksnot above benchmarks One star means the rate is not above benchmarks
  • no data available MHQP has too little data to report on this measure. This can happen when the patients or illnesses a medical group cares for are not part of this report.

The three benchmarks used for comparison are:

  • The MHQP Massachusetts Statewide Rate
  • The National 90th Percentile
  • The National Average

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and National benchmarks.

For more information on benchmarks, please see Questions & Answers.

Ways your doctor can help...

  • Let you know how often to have a mammogram.
  • Talk with you about your risk of breast cancer. Risks include age, health, and family history.

Ways you can help...

  • Talk with a doctor about your risk of having breast cancer.
  • Do breast self-exam monthly and see your doctor if you feel a lump of any kind.
  • Make a mammogram appointment when your doctor recommends that you receive one.

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