Radiology Business August 21, 2024
Collaboration between radiologists and hospitalists could help to boost lung cancer screening rates, imaging experts charged in a new analysis.
Numerous studies have charted the poor uptake for low-dose CT, with only about 5% to 15% of eligible patients undergoing these exams. Interventions to improve adherence have often focused on patient-level (rather than systemwide) factors such as improving awareness and navigation, researchers detailed in Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology [1].
About 12% of the U.S. population, or 35 million individuals, are hospitalized each year. Often, caregivers collect key information during these encounters such as smoking history and comorbidities. Radiologist Stuart L. Cohen, MD, and colleagues see an opportunity to engage this captive audience and boost cancer screening rates.
“Notably, since...
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