SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Primordial, a provider of customizable medical imaging workflow, communication and analytics solutions, announces the debut of its application for Lung Cancer Screening program management and its successful customer implementation at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC), an ACR Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center.

With early experience and leadership in the development of a clinical screening program, LHMC has been an invaluable partner in guiding the development of Primordial’s application suite for Lung Cancer Screening. Primordial assisted in the migration of data from an internally developed application to the deployment of a new suite of Primordial modules that provide end-to-end workflow from enrollment through follow-up.

A large high-risk population can be an enormous challenge for a screening program without the right tools. The system offers Patient Navigators flexibility in handling new patient referrals to ensure proper and efficient enrollment. It also allows documentation of smoking cessation and other information distribution prior to the exam. Key data from the Radiologist interpretation drive prescriptive workflow of downstream events, including communication and clinical follow-up. The system ensures that Patent Navigators can quickly and easily complete workflow tasks, such as generating template communication of results to patients and referring physicians and sending reminders for appointments.

“Our current database contains information on nearly 5000 exams performed on over 2700 individuals,” notes Shawn Regis, one of LHMC’s Patient Navigators. “Managing data of this magnitude is a daunting task. The 'workflow' format of the Primordial lung screening application enables us to effectively manage these patients and ensure all the appropriate steps are taken throughout the duration of their participation in the program from enrollment to discharge.”

The application helps staff meet their quality goals and shoulder the additional workload as efficiently as possible. Many of the data necessary to track key clinical and operational metrics are captured through integration to existing information systems, not just from Radiology but also Pathology and other systems. Primordial also gives customers the flexibility to capture additional site-specific data for research and internal quality initiatives. While currently available within the application for analytics, these data are also exportable to support integration with the anticipated registries.

At LHMC, Primordial’s Lung Cancer Screening application suite is part of a comprehensive best of suite system for ensuring quality and value-based care delivery. A few examples include the Protocoling module that facilitates proper protocol selection; the Peer Review and Tech Quality Control modules that help ensure image acquisition and dictation quality; the Radiologist work list that routes cases to the most appropriate Radiologists; and Results Communication modules that ensure timely management of critical, incidental and urgent findings.

About Primordial

Primordial Design, Inc. is a leading provider of communication, workflow, quality management and analytics applications for radiology. Primordial solutions are installed at over 150 healthcare institutions across the United States, Canada and Europe. For more information please visit our website at http://www.primordialdesign.com.

About Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, a physician-led, nonprofit group practice, is world-renowned for innovative technology, pioneering medical treatment, and leading-edge research. A teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, LHMC provides quality health care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty, from primary care to cancer diagnosis and treatment to kidney and liver transplantation. LHMC nurses also earned Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition only achieved by five percent of American hospitals. For more information please visit our website at www.Lahey.org.