Measuring data reliability for preventive services in electronic medical records

Table 1 Eligibility criteria, exclusion criteria, and required period for preventive service provision

Service	Eligible population	Exclusion criteria	Required period for service provision^*
Pap smears	Enrolled women age 35 to 69	Previous hysterectomy	Documented service within the past 30 months prior to March 31st
Screening mammograms	Enrolled women age 50 to 69	History of breast cancer	Documented service within the past 30 months prior to March 31st
Influenza vaccination	Enrolled patients age 65 or over		Documented service from October 1st to December 31st of previous year
Fecal occult blood test	Enrolled patients age 50 to 74	History of colorectal cancer; history of inflammatory bowel disease; colonoscopy within the past five years	Documented service in the past 30 months prior to March 31st

^*The fiscal year end in Ontario’s health care system is March 31st. For example, March 31st 2007 would be considered the 2006 year end, and March 31st 2008 would be considered the 2007 year end.

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