Supported By:

Alliance for Lung Cancer Excellence

A Multispecialty Program of Excellence in Lung Cancer using a Virtual Clinic Model

• Saves time 
  

          – Avoids delays over multiple appointments 

          – Multiple opinions rendered simultaneously

• Lowers cost 
  

         – All practitioners review the same single set of data in a short period of time 

         – All agree on diagnostic plan 

         – Avoid multiple serial repeat tests 

         – Avoid unnecessary testing: consensus 

• Improves quality and access 
  

         – Multiple specialties simultaneously available 

         – Improves interpretation of tests and communication of conclusions and opinions 

         – Allows for immediate follow up and clarifying questions among physicians 

• Improves patient satisfaction 
  

         – Common clinical forms used by all providers – fill out one time 

         – Fewer “sleepless nights” waiting 

         – Faster time from abnormal finding to diagnosis to treatment 

         – Evaluation and diagnosis obtained with fewer tests 

• Improves Quality of Care
  

         – Evaluation and management protocols state of the art and reevaluated frequently 

         – Outcomes tracked and reported

• Improves clinical trial recruitment