Lung Cancer Screening
Conditions
Brief summary
This is an optimization pathway for lung cancer screening programs. Enrolled programs will undergo an audit for elements associated with improved quality and retention of patients in the screening process. A feedback report is delivered to identify priorities for process improvement.
Interventions
OTHERQUILS System
Implementation initiative involving statewide coalition engagement surveys, interviews, educational outreach, and collaborative activities designed to improve awareness, coordination, policy support, and implementation of equitable and high-quality lung screening programs.
Sponsors
Timothy Mullett
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants in Lung Cancer Screening Program, including physicians, nurses, administrators and other staff responsible for the conduct of the program. * Willing to participate in the QUILS Index Assessment Survey process * Willing to participate in the QUILS Audit Feedback presentations Willing to participate in formative evaluation interviews
Exclusion criteria
* Unwilling to participate in the QUILS Index Assessment Survey process * Unwilling to participate in the QUILS Audit Feedback presentations * Unwilling to participate in formative evaluation interviews
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Quality Improvement Lung Cancer Screening (QUILS) Index Assessment Score | One year following study start up and initial assessment. | The QUILS Index Assessment is a program-level measure of lung cancer screening implementation quality. Scores range from 0 to 95, with a higher score indicating higher quality implementation of lung cancer screening practices. The outcome measure is the change in total QUILS Index score from Baseline to 12 months. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTJoseph Alexander, MD
STUDY_CHAIRTimothy W Mullett, MD
University of Kentucky
Outcome results
None listed