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QUALITY OF CARE
Cancer Society predicts that Delaware will decrease its United States national cancer mortality ranking from 15th for the 2012- 2016 time period to 18th in the 2013-2017 time period.
these, like the desires of the patient, other patient comorbidities, the stage of disease at diagnosis, and recommendations from the patient’s physician, will affect the percentage of cases that meet the measures outlined by CoC. In addition, while the DCR data meet all quality criteria established by the CDC-NPCR program, could introduce errors into the results. While DHIN was used to supplement data, there may still be missing information.
The DCRAC will continue to monitor the DCR’s performance and will work with the DCR to evaluate its annual performance according to CP3R measures. The Division of Public Health’s Bureau of Chronic Disease will post an updated report to the DCR webpage and will present to the DCRAC trends in the percentage of DCR cases that meet standard of care measures. Delaware leadership will continue to assess and communicate with providers to better understand the quality of cancer care and to support efforts to meet the standard in the future. The DCRAC will collaborate with Delaware hospital cancer programs to maintain adherence to quality of care standards.
FUNDING/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
These data were collected by cancer registries participating in the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We would also like to acknowledge the Delaware Cancer Consortium and the Delaware Division of Public Health, Bureau of Chronic Disease Prevention, and the Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch.
Delaware Cancer Registry Advisory Committee Members:
Nicholas Petrelli, MD (Chair); David Bercaw, MD, FAAFP; Rachel Gardner, BSN, RN; Stephanie Howe- Guarino, MD, MSHP, FAAP; Robert Hall-McBride, CTR; James Monihan, MD; Rishi Sawhney, MD; John Shevock, FACHE, FACMPE; James Spellman, MD, FASC, FSSO.
CONTRIBUTORS
■ WILHELMINA ROSS, PA, MPH, CTR was trained as a physician assistant and public health professional. She serves as the Operations Manager for the Delaware Cancer Registry.
■ DIANE NG, MPH, is a Research Analyst at Westat and serves as staff to the Delaware Cancer Registry.
REFERENCES
1. American College of Surgeons CoC Quality of Care Measures, Revised January 30, 2018. https://www.facs.org/quality- programs/cancer/ncdb/qualitymeasurescocweb
2. American College of Surgeons CoC Quality of Care Measures, Revised January 30, 2018. https://www.facs.org/-/media/files/ quality-programs/cancer/ncdb/measure-specs-breast.ashx
3. American College of Surgeons CoC Quality of Care Measures, Revised January 30, 2018. https://www.facs.org/-/media/files/ quality-programs/cancer/ncdb/measure-specs-nscl.ashx
4. American College of Surgeons CoC Quality of Care Measures, Revised January 30, 2018. https://www.facs.org/-/media/files/ quality-programs/cancer/ncdb/measure-specs-rectal.ashx
5. American College of Surgeons CoC Quality of Care Measures, Revised January 30, 2018. https://www.facs.org/quality- programs/cancer/ncdb/qualitymeasures
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