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The “Online First” section of the journal CHEST has published Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement. The effort, led by lung cancer experts from the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), Gerard Silvestri, MD, FCCP, Peter Mazzone, MD, FCCP, and Frank Detterbeck, MD, FCCP, in collaboration with the American Thoracic Society (ATS), American Cancer Society, and American College of Radiology, aims to provide the framework and background to establish safe and effective lung cancer screening programs. The policy statement was presented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and was received positively.
The statement outlines nine components required for a safe and effective lung cancer screening program. Components include recommended population for lung cancer screening, screening frequency and duration, specification of CT scanning, nodule identification, reporting, management of algorithms, smoking cessation, patient and provider education, and data collection.
On November 10, CMS released a preliminary decision to cover lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for eligible patients. The decision was welcomed by a number of professional societies, including CHEST and ATS.
Dr. Silvestri noted, “We recently released a policy statement, which articulates what was special about these institutions and provides a roadmap for bringing best practices to patients at risk. We’re very eager to see the benefits of this important technology brought in a thoughtful way to people at risk throughout the United States. We feel this statement positively impacted the decision made today to cover screening in eligible patients.”
Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement can be viewed free of charge in the Online First section of CHEST at http://journal.publications.chestnet.org.
The “Online First” section of the journal CHEST has published Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement. The effort, led by lung cancer experts from the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), Gerard Silvestri, MD, FCCP, Peter Mazzone, MD, FCCP, and Frank Detterbeck, MD, FCCP, in collaboration with the American Thoracic Society (ATS), American Cancer Society, and American College of Radiology, aims to provide the framework and background to establish safe and effective lung cancer screening programs. The policy statement was presented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and was received positively.
The statement outlines nine components required for a safe and effective lung cancer screening program. Components include recommended population for lung cancer screening, screening frequency and duration, specification of CT scanning, nodule identification, reporting, management of algorithms, smoking cessation, patient and provider education, and data collection.
On November 10, CMS released a preliminary decision to cover lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for eligible patients. The decision was welcomed by a number of professional societies, including CHEST and ATS.
Dr. Silvestri noted, “We recently released a policy statement, which articulates what was special about these institutions and provides a roadmap for bringing best practices to patients at risk. We’re very eager to see the benefits of this important technology brought in a thoughtful way to people at risk throughout the United States. We feel this statement positively impacted the decision made today to cover screening in eligible patients.”
Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement can be viewed free of charge in the Online First section of CHEST at http://journal.publications.chestnet.org.
The “Online First” section of the journal CHEST has published Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement. The effort, led by lung cancer experts from the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), Gerard Silvestri, MD, FCCP, Peter Mazzone, MD, FCCP, and Frank Detterbeck, MD, FCCP, in collaboration with the American Thoracic Society (ATS), American Cancer Society, and American College of Radiology, aims to provide the framework and background to establish safe and effective lung cancer screening programs. The policy statement was presented to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and was received positively.
The statement outlines nine components required for a safe and effective lung cancer screening program. Components include recommended population for lung cancer screening, screening frequency and duration, specification of CT scanning, nodule identification, reporting, management of algorithms, smoking cessation, patient and provider education, and data collection.
On November 10, CMS released a preliminary decision to cover lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for eligible patients. The decision was welcomed by a number of professional societies, including CHEST and ATS.
Dr. Silvestri noted, “We recently released a policy statement, which articulates what was special about these institutions and provides a roadmap for bringing best practices to patients at risk. We’re very eager to see the benefits of this important technology brought in a thoughtful way to people at risk throughout the United States. We feel this statement positively impacted the decision made today to cover screening in eligible patients.”
Components for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement can be viewed free of charge in the Online First section of CHEST at http://journal.publications.chestnet.org.