Electronic Trigger-Based Intervention to Reduce Delays in Diagnostic Evaluation for Cancer: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial [Health Services and Outcomes]
Conclusion
Electronic trigger-based interventions seem to be effective in reducing time to diagnostic evaluation of colorectal and prostate cancer as well as improving the proportion of patients who receive follow-up. Similar interventions could improve timeliness of diagnosis of other serious conditions.
Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Murphy, Wu, Thomas, Forjuoh, Meyer, Singh Tags: Quality of Care, Policy Analysis Health Services and Outcomes Source Type: research
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