Assessing the Quality of Cancer Care : An Approach to Measurement in Georgia Paperback / softback
by Jill Eden, Joseph V. Simone, Committee on Assessing Improvements in Cancer Care in Georgia, National Cancer Policy Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences
Edited by Jill Eden, Joseph V. Simone
Paperback / softback
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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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:18/06/2005
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- ISBN:9780309095693
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:292 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:18/06/2005
- Category:
- ISBN:9780309095693