Consensus Points at the ACCC Institute for the Future of Oncology Forum
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Forum participants agreed that:
- Defining quality in cancer care is challenging.
- Each stakeholder group—practitioners, payers, patients—has its own definition of quality.
- Given the growing number of accrediting/quality improvement organizations/standards and reporting requirements, some streamlining or consolidating of these programs would be beneficial.
- Patients often define quality by nonclinical parameters, such as environment of care and communication with provider.
- The current reimbursement climate does not incentivize many of the approaches that improve quality.
- Cost and quality must be considered in tandem when determining value. ■
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