Early diagnosis of cancer: systems approach to support clinicians in primary care.
Black GB, Lyratzopoulos G, Vincent CA, et al. Early diagnosis of cancer: systems approach to support clinicians in primary care. BMJ. 2023;380:e071225. doi:10.1136/bmj-2022-071225.
Primary care often initiates a diagnostic process that is vulnerable to miscommunication, uncertainty, and delay. This commentary examines how cancer diagnosis delay in primary care occurs. The authors suggest a systems approach targeting interconnected process elements including enhanced use of information technology to help with monitoring and care coordination to realize and sustain improvement.