“We don't get that information right back to us unless it's a full‐blown cancer”: Challenges coordinating lung cancer screening across healthcare systems
While policies expanding LCS for Veterans in non-VA settings increase access, lack of consistent processes to initiate referrals, obtain results, and promote timely downstream evaluation fragmented care and delayed evaluation of concerning nodules. These unintended consequences highlight a need to address cross-system coordination challenges. Strategies to better coordinate LCS between VA and non-VA settings are essential to achieve high quality LCS and prevent Veterans from falling through the cracks.
Authors
- Christopher G. Slatore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0958-8122)
- Eduardo Núñez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0047-4364)
- Jacqueline Boudreau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9752-2144)
- Lauren Kearney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0299-6537)
- Rendelle E. Bolton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1621-8277)
- Abigail N. Herbst
- Renda Soylemez Wiener (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7712-2135)
- Samantha K. Ryan
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- Baystate Health (US)
- VA Portland Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14384
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Health Services Research and Development