Electronic Prompt for Surgeons May Reduce Breast Cancer Overtreatment
July 19, 2024
July 19, 2024
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release on July 17, 2024:
University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers have developed a novel prompt, or 'nudge,' embedded in the electronic health record that flags, for treating surgeons, older patients with early-stage breast cancer who may be at risk for unnecessary lymph node surgery.
In a paper published today in JAMA Surgery, . . .
University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center researchers have developed a novel prompt, or 'nudge,' embedded in the electronic health record that flags, for treating surgeons, older patients with early-stage breast cancer who may be at risk for unnecessary lymph node surgery.
In a paper published today in JAMA Surgery, . . .