Quality of Dutch integrated head and neck cancer care: measurements and evaluation

Introduction: Oncologic care is very complex, and delivery of integrated care with optimal alignment and collaboration of several disciplines is crucial. In addition, providing patient-centred care is an essential component of high quality integrated care. To monitor and effectively improve high-quality integrated oncologic care, a dashboard of valid and reliable quality indicators (QIs) is indispensable. We aimed to develop a set of QIs specifically for head and neck cancer (HNC) patients from three perspectives: patients, medical specialist (MS) and allied health professionals (AHP).Methods:... Mehr ...