Lung Cancer Screening With Low-Dose CT: Implementation Amid Changing Public Policy at One Health Care System.
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
; 35: e468-75, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT has evolved rapidly in recent years since the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) results. Subsequent professional and governmental organization guidelines have shaped policy and reimbursement for the service. Increasingly available guidance describes eligible patients and components necessary for a high-quality lung cancer screening program; however, practical instruction and implementation experience is not widely reported. We launched a lung cancer screening program in the face of reimbursement and guideline uncertainties at a large academic health center. We report our experience with implementation, including challenges and proposed solutions. Initially, we saw less referrals than expected for screening, and many patients referred for screening did not clearly meet eligibility guidelines. We educated primary care providers and implemented system tools to encourage referral of eligible patients. Moreover, in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final coverage determination, we report our programmatic adaptation to meet these requirements. In addition to the components common to all quality programs, individual health delivery systems will face unique barriers related to patient population, available resources, and referral patterns.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Detección Precoz del Cáncer
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Mongolia