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Enhancing data systems to improve the quality of cancer care / Maria Hewitt and Joseph V. Simone, editors ; National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, and Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.

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Enhancing data systems to improve the quality of cancer care / Maria Hewitt and Joseph V. Simone, editors ; National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, and Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2000], ©2000.

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  • Hewitt, Maria Elizabeth.
  • National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98801305
  • National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Life Sciences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82159633
  • Simone, Joseph V.
Description
xii, 163 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Subject
  • Cancer > Treatment
  • Databases as Topic
  • Health Services Research
  • Information storage and retrieval systems > Oncology
  • Medical care > Quality control
  • Neoplasms > therapy
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-103) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. What Would an Ideal Cancer Care Data System Look Like? -- 3. How are Healthcare Systems Monitoring Quality Today? -- 4. The Data Infrastructure for Health Services Research -- 5. Status of the Cancer Care Data System -- 6. Findings and Recommendations -- App. A. Ensuring Quality Cancer Care, Report Summary -- App. B. Workshop Agenda and Participants -- App. C. Summary of Selected Registry-Based Quality Studies -- App. D. Information on Cancer Registries, by State -- App. E. Reporting Requirements, NPCR, NCDB, SEER.
ISBN
0309071917
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries