90 Cancer organisations receive Commission on cancer of the American College of surgeons national achievement award

The Commission on cancer (CoC) of the American College of surgeons approved its outstanding achievement award to a select group of 90 currently accredited and new cancer accredited programs in the United States due to the polls in 2010 performed.

Founded in 2004, the CoC outstanding achievement award (OAA) to cancer programs detect, the pursuit of excellence in the provision of high-quality health care for cancer patients. The award is granted, facilities, to illustrate the a commendation level of consistency with the seven standards, represent the six areas of program activity cancer: cancer Committee leadership, cancer data management, clinical management, research, community outreach and quality improvement. The adherence to the seven standards site contour data amount during an in place evaluation doctor. In addition facilities must obtain a compliance rating cancer program standards for the remaining 29. The 90 programs, which received the OAA to surveyor visits in 2010 represent about 17 percent of those interviewed during this time programs. Most receivers are community-based facilities; Teaching hospitals, NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers, Pediatric and cancer network programmes received but also the price.

Founded in 1922 by the American College of surgeons, is the Commission on cancer a consortium of professional associations is to survive and quality of life for cancer patients by default, prevention, research, education and the monitoring of the comprehensive high-quality health care. Your membership includes Fellows of the American College of surgeons and representatives of 47 national organisations that reflect the entire spectrum of cancer care.

The CoC core functions include setting standards for quality, multidisciplinary cancer care; Survey to assess facilities to comply with the 36 CoC standards; Collect standardized, high-quality data from accredited institutions; and use the data to develop effective educational interventions to improve cancer care outcomes at the national, State and local levels. There are currently more than 1,500 CoC accredited cancer programs 25 percent of hospitals in the United States and Puerto Rico. This CoC accredited institutions diagnose and/or treat 71 per cent of all newly diagnosed cancer patients each year. Receive care at one of CoC accredited cancer program ensures that a patient close at home will have access to the full quality of the comprehensive cancer care spectrum.

In addition, cancer patients are data reported by each CoC accredited cancer program to the CoC national cancer data base (NCDB), a joint program with the American Cancer Society (ACS). This data account for about two thirds of all new cancers in the United States diagnosed each year, and are used regularly, the quality of patient care delivered in CoC accredited cancer programs to monitor and to improve cancer care results at national and local level.

The CoC provides the public with information about resources, services and cancer treatment information experience for each CoC accredited cancer program.

Source: American College of Surgeons (ACS)