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Appendix B: Recommendations from Enhancing Data Systems to Improve the Quality of Cancer Care(IOM, 2000)
Pages 59-62

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... a) Research sponsors (e.g., Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality LAHRQj, National Cancer Institute INCH, Health Care Financing Administration tHCFA]
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... , CD C, and VAJ should support public-private partnerships to develop technologies, including computer-based~ patient record systems undo intranet-based~ communication systems, that will improve the availability, quality, undo timeliness of clinical data relevant to assessing quality of cancer care. Recommendation 6: Federal research agencies (e.g., NCI, AHRQ, VAJ should expands support for training in health services research undo training of professionals with expertise in the measurement of quality of care and the implementation and evaluation of interventions designed to improve the quality of care.
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... Recommendation 9: Federal research agencies (e.g., NCI, AHRQ, HCFA, VAJ should fund demonstration projects to assess the application of quality monitoring programs within healthcare systems undo the impact of data-driven changes in the delivery of services on the quality of health care. Findings from the demonstrations should be disseminated widely to consumers, payers, purchasers, and cancer care providers.
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