title: Accreditation for excellence of cancer research institutes: recommendations from the Italian Network of Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
abstract: A panel of experts from Italian Comprehensive Cancer Centers defines the recommendations for external quality control programs aimed to accreditation to excellence of these institutes. After definition of the process as a systematic, periodic evaluation performed by an external agency to verify whether a health organization possesses certain prerequisites regarding structural, organizational and operational conditions that are thought to affect health care quality, the panel reviews models internationally available and makes final recommendations on aspects considered of main interest. This position paper has been produced within a special project of the Ministry of Health of the Italian Government aimed to accredit, according to OECI model, 11 Italian cancer centers in the period 2012-2014. The Project represents the effort undertaken by this network of Comprehensive Cancer Centers to find a common denominator for the experience of all Institutes in external quality control programs. Fourteen shared "statements" are put forth, designed to offer some indications on the main aspects of this subject, based on literature evidence or expert opinions. They deal with the need for "accountability" and involvement of the entire organization, the effectiveness of self-evaluation, the temporal continuity and the educational value of the experience, the use of indicators and measurement tools, additionally for intra- and inter-organization comparison, the system of evaluation models used, the provision for specific requisites for oncology, and the opportunity for mutual exchange of evaluation experiences.
authors: Pier Luigi
authors: PL
authors: Deriu
authors: Leonardo
authors: L
authors: La Pietra
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Pierotti
authors: Raffaele
authors: R
authors: Collazzo
authors: Angelo
authors: A
authors: Paradiso
authors: Filippo
authors: F
authors: Belardelli
authors: Paolo
authors: P
authors: De Paoli
authors: Aldo
authors: A
authors: Nigro
authors: Rosanna
authors: R
authors: Lacalamita
authors: Manlio
authors: M
authors: Ferrarini
authors: Piergiuseppe
authors: P
authors: Pelicci
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Pierotti
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Roli
authors: Gennaro
authors: G
authors: Ciliberto
authors: Stefania
authors: S
authors: Scala
authors: Alberto
authors: A
authors: Amadori
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Chiusole
authors: Pellegrino
authors: P
authors: Musto
authors: Vincenzo
authors: V
authors: Fusco
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Storto
authors: Ruggero
authors: R
authors: De Maria
authors: Stefano
authors: S
authors: Canitano
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Apolone
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Ravelli
authors: Elisa
authors: E
authors: Mazzini
authors: Dino
authors: D
authors: Amadori
authors: Marna
authors: M
authors: Bernabini
authors: Valentina
authors: V
authors: Ancarani
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Lombardo
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D019985:Benchmarking; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D019091:Critical Pathways; D006077:Government Agencies; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D038622:Internationality; D007558:Italy; D010380:Peer Review; D011786:Quality Control; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012108:Research Personnel; D012941:Social Responsibility