NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This study was supported by a contract between The Georgia Cancer Coalition and the National Academy of Sciences. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Assessing the quality of cancer care : an approach to measurement in Georgia / Committee on Assessing Improvements in Cancer Care in Georgia, National Cancer Policy Board ; Jill Eden and Joseph V. Simone, editors.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Cancer—Patients—Care—Georgia—Quality control—Measurement. 2. Cancer—Georgia—Prevention—Quality control—Measurement. 3. Cancer—Diagnosis—Georgia—Quality control—Measurement. 4. Cancer—Treatment—Georgia—Quality control—Measurement. 5. Outcome assessment (Medical care)—Georgia.

[DNLM: 1. Neoplasms—Georgia. 2. Outcome Assessment (Health Care)—Georgia. 3. Quality Assurance, Health Care—Georgia. QZ 200 A846 2005] I. Eden, Jill. II. Simone, Joseph V. III. National Cancer Policy Board (U.S.). Committee on Assessing Improvements in Cancer Care in Georgia.

RC277.G4A87 2005

362.196′994′009758—dc22

2005007665

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