Play Smart Youth Heart Screening Program Reduces False-Positive Rates for Screening Electrocardiograms

Publication Title

2019 IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care

Authors

James G Beckerman, Division of Cardiology, Providence Health Services, Portland, Oregon.Follow
M Wang, Medical Data Research Center, Providence Health and Services, Portland, OR, USAFollow
Lydia Hibsch, Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research and Data Science (CARDS), Providence Heart Institute, Providence St. Joseph Health, Portland, ORFollow
Nancy Davis, Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research and Data Science (CARDS), Providence Heart Institute, Providence St. Joseph Health, Portland, ORFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

12-2019

Keywords

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Abstract

Play Smart Youth Heart Screening is a free community-based electrocardiogram (ECG) screening program sponsored by Providence Heart Institute in Portland, Oregon. Play Smart goal is to identify youths who may need further follow-up and treatment of undiagnosed, asymptomatic heart disease such as cardiac arrest. For many youths, sudden cardiac arrest is their first symptom of heart disease. Play Smart has sought to systematically improve ECG screening accuracy (specificity) by consistently adopting the most recent ECG interpretation guidelines. More accurate screening (less false-positive screens) enables Play Smart to target recommendations for follow-up treatment only to those individuals with true-positive screening results.

Area of Special Interest

Cardiovascular (Heart)

Specialty/Research Institute

Cardiology

Specialty/Research Institute

Quality

Specialty/Research Institute

Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research + Data Science (CARDS)