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Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 5/2010

01-05-2010 | Editorial

Colorectal Cancer: What to Do When Logic and Good Intentions Are Not Enough

Author: Dennis J. Ahnen

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Issue 5/2010

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High-quality care is a near-universal goal of medical care systems and there is a growing consensus that performance quality should be measured and perhaps used as part of the basis for payment for services. Identification of valid performance measures and reliable means for measuring them are critical if such efforts are to improve patient outcomes. …
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Title
Colorectal Cancer: What to Do When Logic and Good Intentions Are Not Enough
Author
Dennis J. Ahnen
Publication date
01-05-2010
Publisher
Springer US
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Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Issue 5/2010
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-010-1225-2

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