Study outcomes
cirrhosis, HCC, gastrointestinal clinic
SECONDARY, CIRRHOSIS
The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who completed an abdominal ultrasound within 6 months of initial outreach. The secondary outcome was the proportion of patients who had any HCC imaging within 6 months of initial outreach, including MRI or CT with contrast. Additional outcomes included evaluating differences in the completion rate by age, sex, race/ethnicity, income at the level of zip code, etiology of cirrhosis, provider and specialty, number of gastrointestinal clinic visits, patient portal status (active vs. inactive), and scheduling modality (self-schedule by means of patient portal vs. phone call). Additionally, we evaluated the percentage of imaging exams that were abnormal, resulted in follow-up imaging, resulted in a diagnosis of HCC and follow-up care, and incidental findings during imaging. Data were obtained from the EHR through automated data extraction and chart review for verification.