A Model for Demonstrating Sustainable Outreach for Cancer Screening
CANCER BUZZ
English - August 03, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutes - 8.24 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsHealth & Fitness Education accc cancer cancer care cancer center cancer community cancer treatment health healthcare hospital medical Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
For several years, this healthcare system struggled to find a sustainable program to perform outreach to patients with outstanding orders for lung, breast, and colon cancer screenings. A financial analysis of associated expenses, reimbursement, payer mixture, and downstream revenue of these screening efforts demonstrated positive net return on investment, allowing for expansion and implementation of the Population Health Support Services team to perform this task. In 2022, 12 outreach specialists scheduled visits that accounted for 38% of completed lung cancer screenings and 15% of completed breast cancer screenings for this healthcare system.
Guest:
Michael Gieske, MD
Medical Director, Lung Cancer Screening
St. Elizabeth Cancer Center
“We’ve demonstrated through a financial analysis of our screening programs that colon, breast, and lung cancer screening definitively have a net positive revenue. There’s a return on investment for every lung cancer screen we do, for every mammogram we order, for every colon cancer screening we do. The more [screening] you do, the more volume is generated, and the better business case you make for supporting a screening program.”
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Resources:
ACCC Spotlights Critical Lung Cancer Screening Needs in Appalachia
Appalachian Community Cancer Alliance: Who We Are and What We Can Accomplish
PCP Insights Needed to Improve Cancer Screening in Rural Appalachia
Oncology Capture of ED Patients with Incidental Radiologic Findings
Leveraging a 3D Lung Nodule Educational Tool to Reduce Patient Distress
The Role of Population Health Navigators
Population Health Navigators: An Innovative Approach for Supporting Underserved Patients