The quality frontier.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2014
Abstract
Quality is gaining increased attention in medicine including oncology. This heightened focus on quality is long overdue, as noted by the Institute of Medicine over a decade ago. Unfortunately, medical practice including the numerous disciplines of oncology continues to fall short of its 'quality frontier', an analogous concept to the productivity frontier in business. Diverse but inter-related forces including culture, transparency, personalized medicine, economics and informatics are together driving the practice of oncology closer to its quality frontier. Examples of initial progress in relation to each of these forces are reviewed and their implications for future impact on quality discussed.
Volume
10
Issue
4
First Page
563
Last Page
567
ISSN
1744-8301
Published In/Presented At
Hurwitz, M. D., & Dicker, A. P. (2014). The quality frontier. Future oncology (London, England), 10(4), 563–567. https://doi.org/10.2217/fon.13.226
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
24754588
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article