Standardizing treatment: a crisis in cancer care

Carol M Lewis; Randal S Weber

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2013.04.007

Standardizing treatment: a crisis in cancer care

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2013 Aug;46(4):671-9. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2013.04.007. Epub 2013 Jun 25.

Authors

Carol M Lewis¹, Randal S Weber

Affiliation

¹ Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1445, Houston, TX 77030, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 23910477
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2013.04.007

Abstract

The Institute of Medicine has emphasized the roles of multidisciplinary treatment planning, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, and regionalization of healthcare in optimizing the quality of cancer care. We discuss these critical elements as they pertain to head and neck cancer care.

Keywords: Cancer treatment; Head and neck cancer; Practice guidelines; Quality assessment; Standardizing treatment; Treatment outcomes.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Head and Neck Neoplasms / therapy*
Health Policy*
Humans
Medical Oncology / organization & administration*
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Quality Improvement / organization & administration*