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Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program: Overview, Measure Scoring Methodology, and Site Assessment Standards

American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA; and North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA

Corresponding author: Kristen K. McNiff, MPH, American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2318 Mill Rd, Suite 800, Alexandria, VA 22314; e-mail: kristen.mcniff@asco.org.

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The concepts of quality assessment, monitoring, improvement, and accountability are becoming mainstream in US medicine. Pressure to demonstrate high-quality care and a commitment to continuous quality improvement are mounting for health care providers. For a time, quality efforts focused on areas outside of cancer care, most notably on primary care, cardiology, and diabetes care. This is likely a reflection of the complexity of cancer care, the limitations of claims data in providing meaningful quality analyses, and the emotional context of cancer rather than of the confidence that all cancer care is appropriate and safe.

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