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01-03-2011 | Healthcare Policy and Outcomes

Quality Measurement in Cancer Care Delivery

Authors: Nabil Wasif, MD, Janice N. Cormier, MD, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, Laurence E. McCahill, MD, Stephen B. Edge, MD, Sandra L. Wong, MD, Thomas Anthony, MD, Daniel Kollmorgen, MD, Stuart G. Marcus, MD, Aaron Bleznak, MD, Stanley P. L. Leong, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 3/2011

Abstract

During the past decade, increasing emphasis has been placed on defining and measuring the quality of health care delivery. The Outcomes Committee of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO) was established in 2008 to explore and promote emerging outcomes-related topics that are most relevant to society membership. In recognition of the importance of health care quality, a mini-symposium was held at the SSO’s 63rd Annual Cancer Symposium in St. Louis, Missouri, in March 2010. The primary objective of the symposium was to define what constitutes quality measurement in cancer care. This article presents an overview of the symposium proceedings.

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Title: Quality Measurement in Cancer Care Delivery
Authors: Nabil Wasif, MD
Janice N. Cormier, MD
Clifford Y. Ko, MD
Laurence E. McCahill, MD
Stephen B. Edge, MD
Sandra L. Wong, MD
Thomas Anthony, MD
Daniel Kollmorgen, MD
Stuart G. Marcus, MD
Aaron Bleznak, MD
Stanley P. L. Leong, MD
Publication date: 01-03-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 3/2011
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-010-1513-2

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