Facility Variation in Local Staging of Rectal Adenocarcinoma and its Contribution to Underutilization of Neoadjuvant Therapy.
Douglas S SwordsBenjamin S BrookeDavid E SkardaGregory J StoddardH Tae KimWilliam T SauseCourtney L ScaifePublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2018)
Local staging omission is a common care process in over half of cases of omitted NT. These data emphasize the need for quality improvement efforts directed at providing facilities feedback about their local staging rates.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- lymph node
- pet ct
- rectal cancer
- patient safety
- locally advanced
- squamous cell carcinoma
- healthcare
- palliative care
- electronic health record
- machine learning
- data analysis
- mesenchymal stem cells
- pain management
- deep learning
- affordable care act
- replacement therapy
- artificial intelligence
- health insurance