| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 246 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"How close is American medicine to the ideal of quality cancer care for every person with cancer? Ensuring Quality Cancer Care provides a comprehensive picture of how cancer care is delivered in our nation, from early detection to end-of-life issues. The National Cancer Policy Board defines quality care and recommends how to monitor, measure, and extend quality care to all people with cancer. Approaches to accountability in health care are reviewed." "This volume will be of special interest to health policy makers, public and private healthcare purchasers, medical professionals, patient advocates, researchers, and people with cancer."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The Cancer Care "System" -- 3. Ensuring Access to Cancer Care -- 4. Defining and Assessing Quality Cancer Care -- 5. Health Care Delivery and Quality of Cancer Care -- 6. Cancer Care Quality Assurance -- 7. Health Services Research in Cancer Care -- 8. Findings and Recommendations. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cancer -- Treatment -- United States.
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Cancer -- Treatment. |
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United States. |
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Cancer -- Treatment -- Quality control.
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Quality control. |
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Cancer -- Patients -- Care -- United States.
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Cancer -- Patients -- Care. |
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Cancer -- Patients. |
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Neoplasms -- therapy. |
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Quality Assurance, Health Care. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hewitt, Maria Elizabeth.
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Simone, Joseph V.
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National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ensuring quality cancer care. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999 0309064805 (DLC) 99006488 (OCoLC)41346965 |
| ISBN |
058515578X (electronic book) |
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9780585155784 (electronic book) |
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0309064805 (paperback) |
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9780309064804 (paperback) |
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