title: Quality oncology practice initiative certification program: overview, measure scoring methodology, and site assessment standards.
abstract: More than a decade ago, the Institute of Medicine created the National Cancer Policy Board and identified a need to assess national quality of cancer care, generating a cascade of projects, including ASCO's QOPI.
authors.affiliation: American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA; and North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA.
authors.forename: Kristen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: McNiff
authors.forename: Katherine R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Bonelli
authors.forename: Joseph O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Jacobson