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Quality Insights: Clinical Quality in Primary Care

Women's Health:
Cervical Cancer Screening (Ages 21 to 64)

Healthcare quality measure: This measure looks at women who are between 21 and 64 years old. It shows the percent of those patients who had a Pap test at least once in the past three years.

Reasons for this measure: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide. Cervical cancer can be prevented and successfully treated. Doctors use a Pap test to screen for (find) cervical cancer. This test is done as part of a woman’s routine health exam. When cervical cancer is found early, it almost always can be cured.

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Medical Group
Comparison
Rate
Rating
Benchmarks:
   Nat'l Average
   90th Percentile
   MA Rate		 National Average
National 90th Percentile
MA Rate
80.8%
86.7%
87.5%		  
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89.9%

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MA Rate (87.5%)

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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 pap test. This depends on your age, health, sexual activity, and family history.
  • Most women have their first Pap test when they are 18 years old.

Ways you can help...

  • Talk with a doctor about your risks of having cervical cancer.
  • Make sure to have a Pap test each year as part of your routine health exam starting at age 18 or earlier if you become sexually active before age 18.

Ways to learn more...

 

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