Managed Healthcare Executive July 4, 2024
Researchers from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City have developed a more comprehensive, multifaceted digital tool for lung cancer screening that integrates into EHR as well as patient portals. Their paper was published in JAMA Network Open in June 2024.
A comprehensive digital tool within electronic health records leads to more patients receiving the recommended screenings for lung cancer, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Lung cancer remains a top cause of cancer deaths in the US. To catch it early, experts recommend using computed tomography (CT) scans for people with a history of smoking. Although CT scans can lower death rates by 20%, very few eligible people (6.5%) got this screening in 2020.
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