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The assurance of quality care for the cancer patient
Author(s) -
Winchester David P.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19900201)65:3+<776::aid-cncr2820651324>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - quality assurance , medicine , health care , quality (philosophy) , government (linguistics) , health care delivery , nursing , family medicine , pathology , economic growth , philosophy , linguistics , external quality assessment , epistemology , economics
Quality assurance is receiving increasing attention in a changing health care delivery system dominated by cost containment. Quality is being defined by health professionals, patients, hospitals, the purchasers of care, and government. None seem to agree entirely. A meaningful future for assurance of quality of care for the patient with cancer will require thoughtful program development by a widely diverse group of organizations dedicated to this goal.