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Cancer
Studies conducted at E. Grunfeld et al on cancer recently published
June 19th, 2008
According to a study from Halifax, Canada, "Quality indicators (QIs) are tools designed to measure and improve quality of care. The objective of this study was to assess stakeholder acceptability of QIs of end-of-life (EOL) care that potentially were measurable from population -based administrative health databases." "After a literature review, the authors identified 19 candidate QIs that potentially were measurable through administrative databases. A modified Delphi methodology, consisting of multidisciplinary panels of cancer care health professionals in Nova Scotia and Ontario, was used to assess agreement on acceptable QIs of EOL care (n = 21 professionals; 2 panels...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-19)
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