Hospital Characteristics Associated with Timeliness of Care in Veterans with Lung Cancer

Schultz, Ellen; A. Powell, Adam; McMillan, Alex; Olsson, Julie; A. Enderle, Mark; A. Graham, Barry; L. Ordin, Diana; K. Gould, Michael

doi:10.1164/rccm.200806-890oc

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Hospital Characteristics Associated with Timeliness of Care in Veterans with Lung Cancer

Published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine • Oct 23, 2008

Authors:

Ellen Schultz

Adam A. Powell

Alex McMillan

Abstract

RATIONALE: Timeliness is one of six important dimensions of health care quality recognized by the Institute of Medicine. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate timeliness of lung cancer care and identify institutional characteristics associated with timely care within the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. ...

Subject

Medicine

Lung cancer

Cancer

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