Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C1A10uFLZds/  After women were permitted to self-schedule their own mammogram breast cancer screening studies via their electronic health record or EHR portals, the percentage of screenings actually completed surged from 24% before to 60% after.  That’s a 2-½ times higher completion rate.  This the result of a University of Pennsylvania study of more than 35,000 patients.  When self-scheduling via the portal was instituted, the Epic EHR also began reminding women that they could schedule their own studies, and this modification contributed to the higher completion rate.   Healthcare works best when patients take an active role in their care.  This is yet another example of the positive results that occur when the sometimes stodgy medical establishment breaks the mold and transfers more power as well as responsibility from the bureaucracy to the patient. https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(23)00444-0/fulltext #mammograms #selfscheduling #EHR #cancer #screeni