Implementation of low-dose CT screening in two different health care systems: Mount Sinai Healthcare System and Phoenix VA Health Care System

Implementation of lung screening (LS) programs is challenging even among health care organizations that have the motivation, the resources, and more importantly, the goal of providing for life-saving early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer. We provide a case study of LS implementati...

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Published in:	Translational lung cancer research Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 1064 - 1082
Main Authors:	Henschke, Claudia I., Yankelevitz, David F., Jirapatnakul, Artit, Yip, Rowena, Reccoppa, Vivian, Benjamin, Charlene, Llamo, Tserling, Williams, Angel, Liu, Simon, Max, Daniel, Aguayo, Samuel M., Morales, Providencia, Igel, Brian J., Abbaszadegan, Hamed, Fredricks, Peter A., Garcia, Daniel P., Permana, Paska A., Fawcett, Janet, Sultan, Samir, Murphy, Lorenza A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	AME Publishing Company 01-02-2021
Subjects:	Review on Implementation of CT-based Screening of Lung Cancer
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Summary:	Implementation of lung screening (LS) programs is challenging even among health care organizations that have the motivation, the resources, and more importantly, the goal of providing for life-saving early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of lung cancer. We provide a case study of LS implementation in different healthcare systems, at the Mount Sinai Healthcare System (MSHS) in New York City, and at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care System (PVAHCS) in Phoenix, Arizona. This will illustrate the commonalities and differences of the LS implementation process in two very different health care systems in very different parts of the United States. Underlying the successful implementation of these LS programs was the use of a comprehensive management system, the Early Lung Cancer Action Program (ELCAP) Management System TM . The collaboration between MSHS and PVAHCS over the past decade led to the ELCAP Management System TM being gifted by the Early Diagnosis and Treatment Research Foundation to the PVAHCS, to develop a “VA-ELCAP” version. While there remain challenges and opportunities to continue improving LS and its implementation, there is an increasing realization that most patients who are diagnosed with lung cancer as a result of annual LS can be cured, and that of all the possible risks associated with LS, the greater risk of all is for heavy cigarette smokers not to be screened. We identified 10 critical components in implementing a LS program. We provided the details of each of these components for the two healthcare systems. Most importantly, is that continual re-evaluation of the screening program is needed based on the ongoing quality assurance program and database of the actual screenings. At minimum, there should be an annual review and updating. As early diagnosis of lung cancer must be followed by optimal treatment to be effective, treatment advances for small, early lung cancers diagnosed as a result of screening also need to be assessed and incorporated into the entire screening and treatment program.
Bibliography:	for the Phoenix VA Health Care System. Contributions: (I) Conception and design: CI Henschke, SM Aguayo; (II) Administrative support: CI Henschke, SM Aguayo; (III) Provision of study materials or patients: All authors; (IV) Collection and assembly of data: All authors; (V) Data analysis and interpretation: All authors; (VI) Manuscript writing: All authors: All authors; (VII) Final approval of manuscript: All authors. for the Mount Sinai Healthcare System.
ISSN:	2218-6751 2226-4477
DOI:	10.21037/tlcr-20-761