Prediction Augmented Screening Initiative

Summary

Lung cancer is responsible for more deaths in the United States than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined and is the number one cancer killer of Veterans. This is because lung cancer is usually diagnosed when the disease has spread, and cure is less likely. Lung cancer screening (LCS) finds cancer at an earlier stage when it is curable, yet only 20% of eligible Veterans have been screened. Uptake is even lower among Black Veterans despite higher lung cancer risk. Using prediction models to identify high-benefit people for whom LCS should be encouraged improves efficiency and reduces disparities. Moreover, it is more patient-centered as shared decision-making conversations can be tailored with personalized information. The US Preventive Services Task Force has called for research to demonstrate that prediction-augmented LCS can be feasibly implemented at the point-of-care. The investigators propose for VA to lead this effort with a large-scale pragmatic clinical trial to show that prediction-augmented LCS is both feasible and improves LCS uptake.

Description

Eligibility

Age range

50–80 years

Sex

All

Healthy volunteers

No

Interventions

• Other
  PCP-Facing Tools

  PCP-facing tools will be turned on as a package: a) enhanced LCS clinical reminder including DP+ generated smart message; b) Integrated one-click DP+ full decision tool for automating personalized information about the net benefit of LCS based on patient characteristics; c) the TurboHM tool: automated Health maintenance app for tracking all preventive care, including a dedicated LCS section with personalized information

• Other
  LCS team population management tools

  site-specific dashboard and proactive outreach toolkit

Locations (4)