Implementation and Impact of a Risk-Stratified Prostate Cancer Screening Algorithm as a Clinical Decision Support Tool in a Primary Care Network.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implementation methods of risk-stratified cancer screening guidance throughout a health care system remains understudied.

Objective

Conduct a preliminary analysis of the implementation of a risk-stratified prostate cancer screening algorithm in a single health care system.

Design

Comparison of men seen pre-implementation (2/1/2016-2/1/2017) vs. post-implementation (2/2/2017-2/21/2018).

Participants

Men, aged 40-75 years, without a history of prostate cancer, who were seen by a primary care provider.

Interventions

The algorithm was integrated into two components in the electronic health record (EHR): in Health Maintenance as a personalized screening reminder and in tailored messages to providers that accompanied prostate-specific antigen (PSA)

SUBMITTER: Shah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7858708 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature