| Assessing the Quality of Cancer Care: An Approach to Measurement in Georgia Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Institute of Medicine (Author), National Cancer Policy Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309095697 ISBN-13: 9780309095693 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $63.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Oncology - General |
| Dewey: 362.196 |
| LCCN: 2005007665 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.12" W x 9.06" (1.05 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shortly after 1998, leading members of Georgia's government, medical community, and public-spirited citizenry began considering ways in which some of Georgia's almost $5 billion, 25-year settlement from the tobacco industry's Master Settlement Agreement with the 50 states could be used to benefit Georgia residents. Given tobacco's role in causing cancer, they decided to create an entity and program with the mission of making Georgia a national leader in cancer prevention, treatment, and research. This new entity--called the Georgia Cancer Coalition, Inc. (GCC)--and the state of Georgia subsequently began implementing a far-reaching state cancer initiative that includes five strategic goals: (1) preventing cancer and detecting existing cancers earlier; (2) improving access to quality care for all state residents with cancer; (3) saving more lives in the future; (4) training future cancer researchers and caregivers; and (5) turning the eradication of cancer into economic growth for Georgia. Assessing the Quality of Cancer Care identifies a set of measures that could be used to gauge Georgia's progress in improving the quality of its cancer services and in reducing cancer-related morbidity and mortality. |