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Validating quality breast care: three new validation programs for 2007.

Cary S Kaufman1

  • 1Department of Surgery, Bellingham Breast Center, University of Washington, 2940 Squalicum Pkwy, Bellingham, WA 90225, USA. breastcare@aol.com

American Journal of Surgery
|September 11, 2007
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Three new programs assess breast care quality for centers and surgeons. These quality indicators aim to improve breast cancer care and may influence future healthcare payments.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Quality Assurance
  • Oncology
  • Surgical Quality Improvement

Background:

  • High-quality breast care access remains inequitable nationwide.
  • Initiatives to measure and monitor breast care quality are emerging.
  • Focus is on both breast centers and individual breast surgeons.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine current efforts in defining breast care quality measures.
  • To identify and evaluate innovative programs for quality validation.
  • To inform breast centers and surgeons about available quality assessment tools.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing breast care quality measurement programs.
  • Analysis of quality indicators, usability, and potential challenges of each program.

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  • Identification of novel accreditation, certification, and validation methodologies.

    • Main Results:

    • The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) offers accreditation via on-site surveys.
    • The National Quality Measures for Breast Care (NQMC) provides certification using online process indicators.
    • The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) program validates surgeon quality through online questionnaires.

    Conclusions:

    • Three new programs are available to validate breast care quality as of 2007.
    • These programs are likely to impact reimbursement models for quality care.
    • Breast centers and surgeons should consider participating in these quality validation initiatives.