Background Rural cancer patients receive lower-quality care and experience worse
outcomes than urban patients. Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation requires …

Background Cancer patients treated in community hospitals receive less guideline-
recommended care and experience poorer outcomes than those treated in academic …

Objective: To evaluate differences in hospital structural quality characteristics and assess
the association between national publicly reported quality indicators and cancer center …

Background Adherence to quality measures has become an important indicator of cancer
center performance for high-quality cancer care. We examined regional variation in …

Importance The American College of Surgeons National Accreditation Program for Rectal
Cancer (NAPRC) promotes multidisciplinary care to improve oncologic outcomes in rectal …

Purpose: Patients with cancer treated at community hospitals may experience decreased
quality of care compared with patients treated at higher-volume cancer hospitals. The …

Background Many quality measures in cancer care are process measures. The rates of
compliance for these measures over time have not been well described, and the …

Abstract Background The National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Centers Program
(NCCCP) pilot was designed to improve quality of cancer care and reduce disparities at …

Objective: To evaluate the impact of care at high-performing hospitals on the National
Quality Forum (NQF) colon cancer metrics. Background: The NQF endorses evaluating≥ 12 …

Introduction To analyze the cancer burden in the United States, researchers are relying on
the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Our objective was to …