Data quality of the German Screening Colonoscopy Registry

Abstract

Of the screening colonoscopy quality parameters, colonoscopy completion rate and ADR, but not complication rates, were reliably documented in the German national screening colonoscopy registry. Data on complications need to be appropriately standardized and audited in order to be used for credentialing and benchmarking purposes.

An updated Asia Pacific Consensus Recommendations on colorectal cancer screening

“…There are initiatives from various countries to audit and monitor colonoscopy quality and auditing programmes 93 100–102. The Asia Pacific Consensus group strongly believes that an audit system should be introduced in each country or region on the quality of colonoscopy.…”

Trends in Adenoma Detection Rates During the First 10 Years of the German Screening Colonoscopy Program

“…Details of the registry's operation and data quality have been reported elsewhere. 14,16 Briefly, all screening colonoscopies are reported anonymously on a standardized form. Reporting is virtually complete, as it is a prerequisite for physicians' reimbursement by the health insurance funds.…”

Identification of physicians with unusual performance in screening colonoscopy databases: a Bayesian approach

“…Concerning the German screening colonoscopy registry (to which the underlying data also contributed), a recent study indicated that the ADR is generally reliably documented, and data quality problems might therefore not have affected the current data to a large extent. 33 In addition to age and sex, further confounding factors could be taken into account in the case-mix adjustment. These include in principle all risk factors for colorectal neoplasia such as behavioral factors, personal and family history of colorectal neoplasia, inflammatory bowel disease, race, and ethnicty.…”