Table 2.
Data management adaptations by site
| Location | Baseline data tool | Year change occurred | New data tool | Who made the decision to use new tool? | Goal of using new data tool | Modification description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site A | Microsoft Excel | 2021 | LungView© | Program directors and navigators | Improve tracking of Veterans longitudinally | Instead of Microsoft Excel, LungView© was used for its ability to communicate with Veteran electronic medical record and improved ease in tracking |
| Site B | Microsoft Excel | 2021 | VISN 23 System (National Lung cancer Screening Care Platform Tool 1.0) | Program directors and navigators | To decrease navigator time on data entry | Instead of Microsoft Excel, the National Lung Cancer Screening Care Platform was adopted as it has the capabilities to reduce the time of navigator data entry |
| Site C | Microsoft Excel | No reported changes | ||||
| Site D | Microsoft Excel | No reported changes | ||||
| Site E | Microsoft Excel | No reported changes | ||||
| Site F | Microsoft Excel | 2020 | VISN 23 System (National Lung cancer Screening Care Platform Tool 1.0) | Program directors and navigators | Improve tracking of Veterans and screenings | Instead of Microsoft Excel, the National Lung Cancer Screening Care Platform was adopted as it has the capabilities to integrate with the electronic health record and improve collaborations with other care team members |
| Site G | Microsoft Excel | 2020 | REDCap System | Program directors and navigators | Improve tracking of Veterans longitudinally | This modification took approximately 3 months in 2020 to implement from Microsoft Excel to the VA REDCap system. The overall purpose of this change was to improve the longitudinal tracking of Veteran data |
| Site H | Microsoft Excel | No reported changes | ||||
| Site I | Microsoft Excel | 2021 | VAPALS-ELCAP Management System | Program directors and navigators | Improve tracking of Veterans and screenings | Modification was introduced during 2021. VAPALS-ELCAP is a software system designed for use in the VA for lung cancer screening. Programming is noted to be adaptable to current needs of navigators |
| Site J | Microsoft Excel | 2021 | VISN 23 System and Excel spreadsheet (National Lung cancer Screening Care Platform Tool 1.0) | Program directors and navigators | Improve tracking of Veterans longitudinally | In combination with Microsoft Excel, the National Lung Cancer Screening Care Platform was adopted as it has the capabilities to reduce time of the navigator and allow for better tracking of Veterans and reduce loss of follow-up |