Open AccessImproving the Quality of Cancer Care in Community Hospitals
Author(s) -
T. C. Tucker,
Mary E. Charlton,
Mary C. Schroeder,
Jason Jacob,
Cheri Tolle,
B. Mark Evers,
Timothy W. Mullett
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.764
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1534-4681
pISSN - 1068-9265
DOI - 10.1245/s10434-020-08867-y
Subject(s) - medicine , accreditation , family medicine , cancer registry , cancer , emergency medicine , population , quality management , environmental health , management system , management , economics , medical education
Cancer patients treated in community hospitals receive less guideline-recommended care and experience poorer outcomes than those treated in academic medical centers or National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Centers. The Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network (MCCAN) was designed to address this issue in Kentucky, the state with the highest cancer incidence and mortality rates in the U.S.