Implementation of a Quality Improvement and Clinical Decision Support Tool for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care: Process Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For patients with cancer, the pathway to diagnosis will most often begin in general practice. In the absence of strong diagnostic features or in patients with nonspecific symptoms, delays in diagnosis can occur. Initial presentations and routine blood tests are important in determining whether a patient requires further investigation. Quality improvement interventions, including auditing tools and clinical decision support (CDS), have been developed for use in general practice to support this diagnostic process. We conducted a process evaluation of a pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial that evaluated the effectiveness of a new technology, Future Health Today (FHT), implemented in general practice to assist with the appropriate follow-up of patients at risk of undiagnosed

SUBMITTER: Chima S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12178568 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature