caa a22 4500 445339179 CHVBK 20180317142806.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20111001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1245/s10434-011-1998-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1245/s10434-011-1998-3 Can We Measure the Quality of Breast Surgical Care? [Elektronische Daten] [Cary Kaufman, Jeffrey Landercasper] Many studies have demonstrated gaps in healthcare quality for all medical and surgical specialties including breast surgical care. How to optimally measure and improve quality has generated debate at the local, state, and national level. Attempts to judge medical performance by private companies using non-risk-adjusted administrative databases may not be accurate and may unfairly penalize surgical care. An overview of concepts to measure and improve quality of breast cancer care is presented with specific examples relevant to breast surgeons. Breast surgeons and their professional organizations need to take ownership of quality measure programs because others will surely do so if we do not. Participation in one or more of these programs is beneficial because peer performance comparison allows identification of potential areas for individual or institutional improvement and demonstrates the commitment of breast surgeons to quality improvement. This commitment may gain even greater importance if trends continue toward performance-based physician payment, patient steerage, licensure, and board certification. Society of Surgical Oncology, 2011 Kaufman Cary Bellingham Regional Breast Center, Bellingham, WA, USA aut Landercasper Jeffrey Norma J. Vinger Center for Breast Care, Gundersen Lutheran Health System, La Crosse, WI, USA aut Annals of Surgical Oncology Springer-Verlag 18/11(2011-10-01), 3053-3060 1068-9265 18:11<3053 2011 18 10434 https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-011-1998-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-011-1998-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kaufman Cary Bellingham Regional Breast Center, Bellingham, WA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Landercasper Jeffrey Norma J. Vinger Center for Breast Care, Gundersen Lutheran Health System, La Crosse, WI, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Annals of Surgical Oncology Springer-Verlag 18/11(2011-10-01), 3053-3060 1068-9265 18:11<3053 2011 18 10434 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer