Monitoring Lung Cancer Screening Use and Outcomes at Four Cancer Research Network Sites.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Lung cancer screening registries can monitor screening outcomes and improve quality of care.

Objectives

To describe nascent lung cancer screening programs and share efficient data collection approaches for mandatory registry reporting in four integrated health care systems of the National Cancer Institute-funded Cancer Research Network.

Methods

We documented the distinctive characteristics of lung cancer screening programs, and we provide examples of strategies to facilitate data collection and describe early challenges and possible solutions. In addition, we report preliminary data on use and outcomes of screening with low-dose computed tomography at each of the participating sites.

Results

Programs varied in approaches to confirming patient eligibil

SUBMITTER: Gould MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5711261 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature