Patterns and cost of care according to keratinocyte cancer risk stratification in a volunteer population screening clinic: Real-world data from the TRoPICS study.
Ruby Chia-Lin LeeUpekha LiyanageKirsty FrySusan BrownLena von SchuckmannLynda SpelmanHans Peter SoyerRachel E NealeLouisa G GordonDavid C WhitemanCatherine M OlsenMonika JandaKiarash KhosrotehraniPublished in: The Australasian journal of dermatology (2023)
We observed a positive association between higher predicted risk of skin cancer and the prescription of chemoprophylaxis and health-care costs involved with opportunistic community skin cancer screening. A clinical use of risk stratification may be to provide an opportunity for clinicians to discuss skin cancer prevention and chemoprophylaxis with individual patients.
Keyphrases
- skin cancer
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- palliative care
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- mental health
- electronic health record
- peritoneal dialysis
- pain management
- papillary thyroid
- quality improvement
- big data
- patient reported outcomes
- squamous cell
- patient reported
- artificial intelligence
- health information
- affordable care act