Implementation and Impact of a Risk-Stratified Prostate Cancer Screening Algorithm as a Clinical Decision Support Tool in a Primary Care Network.

Anand ShahThomas J PolascikDaniel J GeorgeJohn AndersonTerry HyslopAlicia M EllisAndrew J ArmstrongMichael FerrandinoGlenn M PremingerRajan T GuptaW Robert LeeNadine J BarrettJohn RagsdaleColeman MillsDevon K CheckAlireza AminsharifiAriel SchulmanChristina SzeEfrat TsivianKae Jack TaySteven PatiernoKevin C OeffingerKevin Shah

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2020)

In this preliminary analysis, following implementation of an EHR-based algorithm, we observed a rapid change in practice with an increase in screening in higher-risk groups balanced with a decrease in screening in low-risk groups. Future efforts will evaluate costs and downstream outcomes of this strategy.

Keyphrases

primary care
prostate cancer
clinical decision support
quality improvement
healthcare
electronic health record
machine learning
deep learning
general practice
radical prostatectomy
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
current status
weight loss
quantum dots