Clinical Chart Abstraction Improves Pre-Op Pulmonary Function Testing
Clinical Chart Abstraction Improves Pre-Op Pulmonary Function Testing
Banner Health utilized Health Catalyst's Tech-Enabled Managed Services (TEMS) for clinical chart abstraction, including Society of Thoracic Surgeons data, but identified low pre-surgical pulmonary function testing (PFT) rates—critical for patient safety, surgical readiness, and accurate risk-adjusted quality reporting. Health Catalyst's clinical abstractors leveraged the organization's high-value data and analytics platform to surface this improvement opportunity to leaders. The software enabled targeted interventions that boosted PFT utilization, enhanced thoracic surgery outcomes, ensured precise benchmarking, and improved overall patient safety through actionable insights.
