title: ProvenCare lung cancer: a multi-institutional improvement collaborative.
abstract: Geisinger's ProvenCare™ Program (for elective coronary artery bypass surgery, total hip replacement, and others) has shown that the principles of reliability science, facilitated by a robust electronic health record and institutional commitment, allow the re-engineering of complicated clinical processes. This eliminates unwarranted variation and promotes the completion of evidence-based elements of care. It has not been established that ProvenCare can be generalized to other institutions. Now, under the auspices of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, ProvenCare has been adapted to a multi-institutional collaborative for the care of the patient with resectable lung cancer.
authors: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA. mkatlic@lifebridgehealth.org
authors: Mark R
authors: MR
authors: Katlic
authors: Matthew A
authors: MA
authors: Facktor
authors: Scott A
authors: SA
authors: Berry
authors: Karen E
authors: KE
authors: McKinley
authors: Albert
authors: A
authors: Bothe
authors: Glenn D
authors: GD
authors: Steele
mesh_terms: D054869:Clinical Audit; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D058996:Quality Improvement; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome