Welcome to the Decision Support Tool

This decision support tool was designed for individuals and organizations interested in understanding how to best intervene to improve colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates and outcomes. We recognize that it can be challenging to know how best to invest resources and funds to improve CRC screening. This interactive tool can help to inform how to most efficiently and effectively invest in evidence-based interventions, such as the mailing of fecal immunochemical test (FIT) kits to patients’ homes, patient navigation programs, and provider assessment and feedback programs.

The Model

Through this tool, you can learn about the relative impact of evidence-based approaches and policies to increasing CRC screening compared to usual care in specific populations. You will have the chance to read about each evidence-based intervention, including its expected effectiveness and cost. You will then be able to select which particular interventions and policy scenarios to compare to usual care. This decision support tool allows you to modify the parameter values, run the simulation with the selected values, and assess the impact on a range of outcomes. Outcomes may include the percentage of individuals up-to-date on CRC screening, the number of CRC cases, the number of CRC deaths, costs, and the intervention’s cost-effectiveness.

You can choose from two models:

• The first model evaluates the impact of evidence-based interventions among Oregon Medicaid enrollees ages 50-64.
• The second model evaluates the impact of evidence-based interventions among age-eligible (i.e., 50-75 years) North Carolina residents, with and without Medicaid expansion.

For details about the model structure and inputs, view the Approach.