Grant Details
Grant Number: |
1R43CA094602-01 Interpret this number |
Primary Investigator: |
Pignatelli, Christopher |
Organization: |
Green Lights, Inc. |
Project Title: |
Increasing Cancer Prevention Services Using the Internet |
Fiscal Year: |
2002 |
Abstract
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Computerized reminder systems have proven
to be effective at improving low rates of cancer prevention and detection
services (CPDSs), yet no method has been designed for disseminating
evidence-based reminders for (CPDSs) into routine primary care. The aim of this
Phase I SBJR is to develop and test a working prototype of an interactive
website with the following major functions: 1) collect data prior to all
physician visits regarding which CPDSs evidence-based guidelines suggest are
due, 2) provide brief, tailored, advice on-screen to patients and faxed to
physicians, regarding the CPDSs that the patient is due, 3) collect data after
the physician visit regarding what CPDSs were performed or ordered, 4) provide
brief, tailored, on-screen feedback for patients regarding their physicians?
performance in delivering CPDSs during the visit and compares that performance
to that of the physicians? other visits and to other physicians of the same
specialty and 5) allow patients to search for physicians, organized by zip
code, based on their performance of CPDSs. We believe this represents a
significant potential avenue for disseminating CPDSs guidelines and potentially
guidelines for specific clinical conditions.
PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: The prototype interactive website has the potential to be marketed to the following groups: (1) consumers who are interested in knowing what CPDSs they are due or who are interested in comparing physician performance based on delivery of CPDSs; (2) physicians who may be interested in using the service to streamline their delivery of routine CPDSs; (3) managed care organizations who may be interested in encouraging the dissemination of CPDSs to improve their quality rankings.
Publications
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