Risk assessment and clinical decision making for colorectal cancer screening.

The article presents a study which assesses the importance of risk stratification in primary care providers (PCP) and clinical decision making on the assessment tool for advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) screening. The researchers detail the study design, participants and setting, data collection procedure and outcomes. The study implies that risk stratification is important in clinical decision making, but few providers also consider risk factors other than age for average-risk patients.