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Administrative data can help drive quality improvement in breast cancer care
Key clinical point: Measuring the quality of breast cancer care at a population level is possible using administrative data.
Major finding: Oncologists and epidemiologists from the Italian regional oncology networks identified 46 clinically relevant indicators, and considered 22 to be computable from information retrieved by regional administrative databases.
Study details: A retrospective analysis of more than 15,000 incident cases of breast cancer using electronic administrative databases.
Disclosures: The authors disclosed funding and relationships with various pharmaceutical companies. The research was supported by the Periplo Association.
Guarneri V et al. J Oncol Pract. 2019 Dec 19. doi: 10.1200/JOP.19.00466.