Use of Electronic Administrative Databases to Measure Quality Indicators of Breast Cancer Care: Experience of Five Regional Oncology Networks in Italy

Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: e211 - e220
Published: Feb 1, 2020
Abstract
PURPOSE: Assuring quality of care, while maintaining sustainability, in complex conditions such as breast cancer (BC) is an important challenge for health systems. Here, we describe a methodology to define a set of quality indicators, assess their computability from administrative data, and apply them to a large cohort of BC cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical professionals from the Italian Regional Oncology Networks identified 46 clinically...
Paper Details
Title
Use of Electronic Administrative Databases to Measure Quality Indicators of Breast Cancer Care: Experience of Five Regional Oncology Networks in Italy
Published Date
Feb 1, 2020
Volume
16
Issue
2
Pages
e211 - e220
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