Could Meeting the Standards of the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database Improve Patient Outcomes?

Justin T BradyKatherine BingmerJonathan BliggenstorferZhaomin XuFergal J FlemingFeza H RemziJohn R T MonsonSteven D WexnerDavid W Dietznull null

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2023)

Participating institutions provided complete data sets for all six process measures in less than one quarter of patients. Compliance with all process measures was associated with a significant mortality reduction. Improved adoption of NAPRC process measures could therefore result in improved survival rates for rectal cancer in the U.S..

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
quality improvement
locally advanced
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
electronic health record
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
cardiovascular events
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
radiation therapy
artificial intelligence