Table 2.
Data collection strategies at participating Cancer Research Network sites
| HFHS | KPCO | KPNC (Pilot) | KPSC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data domain | ||||
| Demographic characteristics | EHR/VDW | EHR/VDW | EHR/VDW | EHR/VDW |
| Smoking | EHR/VDW | EHR/VDW | EHR/VDW, eConsult template | EHR/VDW |
| LDCT indication | Epic SmartSet template; local procedure codes | Epic SmartSet template | eConsult template; history section of radiology reports | Epic SmartSet template; local procedure codes |
| LDCT results | Lung-RADS category templates | Radiologist-dictated “track”; NLP to extract nodule characteristics | Radiologist-dictated Lung-RADS hashtag | Lung-RADS category templates; NLP to extract nodule characteristics |
| Follow-up diagnostic procedures | CPT/ICD codes | CPT/ICD codes | CPT/ICD codes | CPT/ICD codes |
| Cancer diagnoses | Tumor registry | Tumor registry | Tumor registry | Tumor registry |
Definition of abbreviations: CPT = Current Procedural Terminology; eConsult = electronic consult; EHR = electronic health record; HFHS = Henry Ford Health System; ICD = International Classification of Diseases; KPCO = Kaiser Permanente Colorado; KPNC = Kaiser Permanente Northern California; KPSC = Kaiser Permanente Southern California; LDCT = low-dose computed tomography; Lung-RADS = Lung CT Screening Reporting and Data System; NLP = natural language processing; VDW = Health Care Systems Research Network Virtual Data Warehouse.