Enhancing quality improvements in cancer care through CME activities at a nationally recognized cancer center

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 215-220

  Uemura, Marc ^a   Morgan, Robert ^b   Mendelsohn, Mary ^b   Kagan, Jean ^b   Saavedra, Crystal ^b   Leong, Lucille ^b  

^a HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer care; Continuing medical education; Oncology; Performance improvement; Practice gaps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PURCHASING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; TRENDS;

ACADEMIES AND INSTITUTES; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES; VALUE-BASED PURCHASING;

EID: 84879500237     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0467-z     Document Type: Article

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