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8 Looking Ahead to the Implementation of Quality-of-Cancer-Care Measures
Pages 241-246

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From page 241...
... The committee's main focus has been on the selection of evidence-based quality indicators that can help the Georgia Cancer Coalition (GCC) direct and evaluate progress in cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment (including palliative and end-of-life care)
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From page 242...
... Each of these principles is discussed further below. In addition, the committee recommends that GCC look to the growing literature examining lessons learned from numerous quality measurement and improvement projects around the nation (California HealthCare Foundation, 2001; Hermann et al., 2002; Lorenzi, 2003; Mills and Weeks, 2004; McGlynn, 2004; Kanouse et al., 2004; Landon et al., 2004; Murphy-Smith et al., 2004; Bradley et al., 2004a; Bradley et al., 2004b)
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From page 243...
... The assessment process needs to be clearly described and well understood by GCC collaborators, and the general public should come to expect regular annual reports of the state of cancer in Georgia. The experience of several quality monitoring projects around the country suggests that credible reporting and data feedback will be key to achieving "buy-in" from clinical leaders, medical groups, health plans, business leaders, consumers and other stakeholders (California HealthCare Foundation, 2001; Lorenzi, 2003; Kanouse et al., 2004; Mills and Weeks, 2004; Bradley et al., 2004a, 2004b)
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From page 244...
... The building blocks of the system will include routinely collected data 1See these websites for further information: NCI annual progress reports, www.cancer.gov/ nci-annual-report/. NCI Cancer Control PLANET, cancercontrolplanet.cancer.gov/index.html.
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From page 245...
... SUMMARY In this chapter, the IOM committee has offered six principles to guide GCC as it takes on the daunting challenge of implementing a quality-ofcancer-care monitoring system in Georgia. In addition, the committee has recommended that GCC look to the growing literature on lessons learned from numerous quality measurement and improvement projects around the country as it undertakes the challenge of implementing the quality-ofcancer-care measures recommended in this report (California HealthCare Foundation, 2001; Hermann et al., 2002; Lorenzi, 2003; Mills and Weeks, 2004; McGlynn, 2004; Kanouse et al., 2004; Landon et al., 2004; Bradley et al., 2004a, 2004b)
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From page 246...
... 2004b. Translating Research into Practice: Speeding the Adoption of Innovative Health Care Programs.
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