USE OF GIS FOR PREVENTIVE MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING IN RELATION TO THE CHANGE IN AGE BRACKET BY THE NATIONAL HEALTH FUND

Abstract

This paper discusses and demonstrates the use of GIS for the implementation of imaging-based preventive mammography screening due to the change in the age limit of women eligible for free mammography screening by the National Health Fund.
What follows is a presentation of how GIS, Business Intelligence systems and external databases storing key patient data were used to develop a new roadmap for the implementation of mammography screening in 2024, taking into account the change related to the decision of the Ministry of Health. The changes had to be implemented in a short period of time and it was necessary to decide where preventive screenings would be performed by stationary methods and where by mobile mammobus. Another challenge was the way in which the ongoing preventive screening campaign was communicated. The effectiveness of the campaign was influenced by a multi-criteria analysis of influencing factors.