Loss to follow-up
Patients can become difficult to track when surveillance activity is spread across disconnected systems and manual records.
Technology-enabled lung nodule pathway
Safer, standardised lung nodule care—from detection to resolution.
HealthZon coordinates risk stratification, MDT decisions, surveillance, safety-netting and timely escalation within one auditable pathway designed around current BTS recommendations.
Clinician-ledDecision support—not decision-makingDesigned for NHS pathways
Surveillance Overview
Active pathways428+18 this month
Upcoming scans64Next 30 days
Actions overdue12Requires review
Patient pathwayIn surveillance
Referral
Triage
CT review
MDT
Follow-up
Priority worklistToday
- HighRadiology review pending
- MDTDecision requires sign-off
- DNARebook and contact patient
The challenge
Manual tracking creates avoidable clinical and operational risk.
Pulmonary nodules are increasingly identified through CT imaging, creating a growing cohort that may require structured follow-up over several years. Fragmented spreadsheets, diaries and informal processes make reliable safety-netting harder.
Delayed escalation
Incomplete review and follow-up can delay referral into the appropriate lung cancer pathway.
Inappropriate imaging
Inconsistent surveillance planning can contribute to over-imaging, under-imaging and avoidable radiation exposure.
Patient anxiety and burden
Unclear communication and unnecessary face-to-face attendance can increase anxiety and consume clinical capacity.
The solution
One coordinated pathway for every patient.
HealthZon connects clinical and operational actions from initial referral through surveillance, escalation or discharge.
1ReferralMultiple entry routes
→2TriageValidate, prioritise and assign
→3ImagingReview CT findings
→4Nodule MDTRisk assess and decide
→5SurveillanceSchedule, monitor and safety-net
→6ResolutionEscalate or discharge
One patient•One record•One dashboard•One workflow•One audit trail•One safer pathway
Multiple entry routes, one controlled pathway
Bring referrals from across the organisation into a single safety-net.
Patients may enter through urgent cancer services, respiratory clinics, other cancer MDTs, acute and ambulatory care, interstitial lung disease services, cardiology imaging or incidental radiology findings.
Fast Track / Lung Cancer MDT
Respiratory clinics
Other cancer-site MDTs
ILD MDT
Acute & ambulatory care
Cardiology imaging
Incidental findings
Core capabilities
A clear view of every patient and every next action.
Designed to support multidisciplinary clinical teams while reducing reliance on spreadsheets, inboxes and isolated worklists.
Referral and triage
Receive, review, accept, reject, prioritise and assign referrals through structured worklists.
Longitudinal nodule registry
Maintain a connected history of patients, scans, nodules, measurements and clinical status.
Surveillance management
Create follow-up programmes, surface upcoming scans and identify overdue or incomplete actions.
Radiology and respiratory workflow
Coordinate radiology findings, clinical review, decisions and subsequent actions.
MDT collaboration
Bring discussions, participants, evidence, decisions and action ownership into one record.
Operational assurance
Monitor workload, alerts, DNAs, overdue tasks and pathway exceptions in real time.
Role-based experience
The right view for each member of the pathway team.
HealthZon is designed around the responsibilities of the multidisciplinary service rather than a single generic worklist.
Respiratory physician
Triage referrals, review risk, record decisions and manage escalation or discharge.
Thoracic radiologist
Review assigned imaging, document findings and support virtual or face-to-face MDT review.
Nodule nurse
Coordinate surveillance, patient communication, DNA follow-up and safety-netting.
Administration team
Manage referrals, appointments, correspondence, worklists and pathway exceptions.
Virtual Lung Nodule Clinic
Clinical oversight without unnecessary hospital attendance.
HealthZon supports a virtual model in which surveillance plans, imaging reviews, MDT outcomes and patient communications are coordinated digitally while accountability remains with the treating clinician.
Clinical principleThe system supports clinical decisions; it does not replace clinician judgement or accountability.
01Structured surveillance planningGuideline-aligned schedules and clear ownership of the next action.
02Automated safety-nettingUpcoming, overdue and incomplete actions visible to the responsible team.
03Standardised communicationConsistent information for patients, GPs and referrers.
04Timely escalationClear pathways for escalation to urgent cancer assessment where clinically indicated.
A staged approach to innovation
Digital pathway first. AI support only with the right assurance.
HealthZon separates immediate pathway improvement from future AI-enabled imaging capability, allowing implementation to progress safely and proportionately.
Digital pathway implementation
- MDT coordination and real-time outcomes
- Surveillance tracking and safety-netting
- Virtual Lung Nodule Clinic workflows
- Clinical safety, DPIA, DTAC and integration workstreams
AI-enabled imaging support
- Potential AI-supported CT analysis
- Formal AI assurance and validation
- Appropriate UKCA regulatory status
- Interoperability and expanded clinical safety governance
Measures of success
Designed to deliver measurable pathway improvement.
Pilot evaluation should assess safety, effectiveness, efficiency and patient experience—not simply system usage.
MDT and escalationTimeliness of review and referral to the appropriate pathway.
Surveillance completionImaging completed within the clinically agreed timeframe.
Guideline complianceConsistency with current BTS recommendations and local governance.
Resource utilisationReduction in unnecessary scans, duplication and clinic attendance.
Patient experienceClearer communication, confidence in follow-up and fewer avoidable visits.
Operational assuranceVisibility of overdue actions, exceptions and pathway performance.
Beyond lung nodules
A configurable platform for clinical surveillance.
Lung nodule management is HealthZon’s first pathway. The platform is intended to support other services requiring repeated investigations, multidisciplinary decisions and reliable long-term follow-up.
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