Regional variation in breast cancer treatment in the Netherlands and the role of external peer review:a cohort study comprising 63,516 women

Background: Treatment variation is an important issue in health care provision. An external peer review programme for multidisciplinary cancer care was introduced in 1994 in the Netherlands to improve the multidisciplinary organisation of cancer care in hospitals. So far the clinical impact of external quality assessment programmes such as external peer review and accreditation remains unclear. Our objective was to examine the degree of variation in treatment patterns and the possible effect of external peer review for multidisciplinary cancer care for breast cancer patients. Methods: Patients... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Kilsdonk, Melvin J.
van Dijk, Boukje A. C.
Otter, Renee
van Harten, Wim H.
Siesling, Sabine
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
Reihe/Periodikum: Kilsdonk , M J , van Dijk , B A C , Otter , R , van Harten , W H & Siesling , S 2014 , ' Regional variation in breast cancer treatment in the Netherlands and the role of external peer review : a cohort study comprising 63,516 women ' , BMC Cancer , vol. 14 , 596 . https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-14-596
Schlagwörter: Breast neoplasms / Cohort studies / Healthcare quality assessment / Quality improvement / Peer review / HEALTH-CARE / ACCREDITATION / SURVIVAL / REGISTRATION / IMPACT / UK
Sprache: Englisch
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