Enabling Informed Surgical Choices for Breast Cancer Through Shared Decision Making
Enabling Informed Surgical Choices for Breast Cancer Through Shared Decision Making
8 PagesCopyright © 2018 Health Catalyst 1 Enabling Informed Surgical Choices for Breast Cancer Through Shared Decision Making Success Story HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION Integrated Delivery System PRODUCTS Health Catalyst ® Analytics Platform and broad suite of analytics applications EXECUTIVE SUMMARY One out of every eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and men have a lifetime risk of one in 1,000. This year, over 3.1 million women are currently being treated or have finished treatment for breast cancer. The Virginia Piper Cancer Institute had clear evidence-based practice guidelines that directed recommendations for early breast cancer treatment options. Even with these evidence-based recommendations, however, the organization’s mastectomy rates were highe
