Technical efficiency evaluation of colorectal cancer care for older patients in Dutch hospitals.

Thea C HeilRené J F MelisHuub A A M MaasBarbara C van MunsterMarcel G M Olde RikkertJohannes H W de WiltEddy M M Adangnull null

Published in: PloS one (2021)

This study showed considerable variation in technical efficiency of preoperative colorectal cancer care for older patients as provided by Dutch hospitals. In addition to higher technical efficiency in high-volume hospitals and general hospitals, offering a care pathway that includes prehabilitation was positively related to technical efficiency of hospitals offering colorectal cancer care.

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healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
pain management
patients undergoing