A Virtual Breakthrough Series Collaborative for Missed Test Results: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Missed test results, defined as test results not followed up within an appropriate time frame, are common and lead to delays in diagnosis and treatment.

Objective

To evaluate the effect of a quality improvement collaborative, the Virtual Breakthrough Series (VBTS), on the follow-up rate of 2 types of test results prone to being missed: chest imaging suspicious for lung cancer and laboratory findings suggestive of colorectal cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

This stepped-wedge cluster-randomized clinical trial was conducted between February 2020 and March 2022 at 12 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, with a predefined 3-cohort roll-out. Each cohort was exposed to 3 phases: preintervention, action, and continuous improvement. Follow-

SUBMITTER: Zubkoff L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11525607 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature