title: Quality initiatives in head and neck cancer.
abstract: A growing national health care initiative is gathering momentum to improve the quality of care for all Americans. Efforts to establish, monitor, and reward quality care have therefore been extensive. The Institute of Medicine has established that a large proportion of individuals do not receive recommended cancer care for their stage of disease, and that quality of care metrics should be established to decrease inappropriate care (overuse, under use, or wrong use). The American Head and Neck Society has been instrumental in developing quality measures for two of the most common head and neck cancers and in promoting adherence to these measures to improve quality of care for all patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 1365A Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA. achen@emory.edu
authors.forename: Amy Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States