title: Achieving quality oncology practice initiative certification through quality improvement.
abstract: The public and healthcare payers are increasingly looking to specialty designations and certifications to determine the quality of cancer centers. The Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certification Program is one way for cancer centers to demonstrate commitment to high-quality patient care. Achieving QOPI certification for the author's cancer center was driven by a nurse-led quality improvement initiative. The result was an official designation that reflects the mission, vision, and philosophy of the organization.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego Health System, USA. ljjohnson@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000592:standards*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D058996:Quality Improvement; D000078329:Workforce