Developing a systems-focused tool for modeling lung cancer screening resource needs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early detection through screening dramatically improves lung cancer survival rates, including among war Veterans, who are at heightened risk. The effectiveness of low dose computed tomography scans in lung cancer screening (LCS) prompted the Veteran's Affairs Lung Precision Oncology Program (VA LPOP) to increase screening rates. We aimed to develop an adaptive population health tool to determine adequate resource allocation for the program, with a specific focus on primary care providers, nurse navigators, and radiologists.

Methods

We developed a tool using C + + that uses inputs that represents the process of the VA LCS program in Ann Arbor, Michigan to calculate FTEs of human resource needs to screen a given population. Further, we performed a sensitivity analys

SUBMITTER: Reddy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378520 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature