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Data-driven changes, pathways, and physician buy-in


 

Improvements in the quality of health care don’t just happen. They’re created, in physician practices large and small, and driven by the desire to improve. Three oncologists, one in a solo practice, a second practicing in a midsize group, and a third in a large medical system, spoke at the 2012 ASCO Quality Care Symposium in San Diego about their quality-improvement initiatives — what they’re doing, how they’re doing it, and the obstacles they face in their efforts to improve the quality of cancer care.

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