Skin markers offer a simple, effective way to improve efficacy and reduce callbacks in mammography
CORRY, Pa. (April 4, 2024) — LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital has received the Skin Marking in Mammography Excellence Award from Beekley Medical®.
Beekley Medical recognized the breast center at Corry Memorial Hospital for using the 5-Shape Beekley Skin Marking System® for clear communication and precise interpretation for the best patient care.
According to Beekley Medical, five distinct shapes clearly communicate and permanently document the location of moles, skin scars from prior surgeries, palpable masses, nipple position, focal pain or other non-palpable areas of concern directly on the mammographic image.
By using the 5-Shape system as a best practice, Corry Memorial Hospital has helped reduce patient callbacks, unnecessary additional views, and unnecessary additional radiation for the patient. It has also allowed them to promote better communication between the technologist and radiologist, while providing permanent documentation.
“This award is a testament to the high-quality, patient-centered care that is provided here at LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital,” said Dan Grolemund, Corry Memorial Hospital President and CEO. “I would like to congratulate our mammography team for this outstanding achievement.”
In an anonymous online survey conducted by Beekley Medical in 2021 to 580 respondents, 79% of women who have had a skin marker felt it was absolutely essential or very important that their imaging centers use skin markers. Forty-seven percent felt more confident they were getting a more accurate mammogram.
For more information, visit LECOMHealth.com or call Corry Memorial Hospital at (814) 664-4641.
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LECOM Health is a highly innovative, multi-faceted healthcare and education system. As the nation’s only osteopathic academic health center, LECOM Health includes Millcreek Community Hospital, Corry Memorial Hospital, Medical Associates of Erie, LECOM Senior Living Center, LECOM Senior Living Communities, The John M. & Silvia Ferretti LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center, LECOM Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LECOM at Village Square, LECOM at Elmwood Gardens, LECOM Center for Health and Aging, the Visiting Nurse Association of Erie County, the Achievement Center of LECOM Health, and Corry Counseling Services of LECOM Health. At the core of LECOM Health is the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), the largest and one of the most affordable medical schools in the country. Since 1993, LECOM has trained more than 16,000 healthcare professionals through its cutting-edge, student-centered College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Pharmacy, School of Dental Medicine, School of Podiatric Medicine, School of Health Services Administration and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at campuses in Erie and Greensburg, Pa., Bradenton, Fla., and Elmira, N.Y.
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Melissa J. Dixon
LECOM Health Communications and Marketing
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