| Lai YL |
------>authors3_c= ------>paper_class1=2 ------>Impact_Factor=None ------>paper_class3=0 ------>paper_class2=0 ------>vol= ------>confirm_bywho=None ------>insert_bywho=enochlai49 ------>Jurnal_Rank=None ------>authors4_c= ------>comm_author= ------>patent_EDate=None ------>authors5_c= ------>publish_day=1 ------>paper_class2Letter=None ------>page2= ------>medlineContent= ------>unit=000 ------>insert_date=20090511 ------>iam=1 ------>update_date=None ------>author=??? ------>change_event=1 ------>ISSN= ------>authors_c= ------>score=-23 ------>journal_name=R.O.C. & Japan Symposium on Terminal Care ------>paper_name=Palliative chemotherapy in hospice patients ------>confirm_date=None ------>tch_id=083041 ------>pmid=19636004 ------>page1= ------>fullAbstract=BACKGROUND: The Commission on Cancer (CoC) designates cancer programs on the basis of the ability to provide a wide range of oncologic services and specialists. All CoC-approved hospitals are required to report their cancer diagnoses to the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB), and the cancer diagnoses at these hospitals account for approximately 70% of all new cancers diagnosed in the United States annually. However, it is unknown how CoC-approved programs compare with non-CoC-approved hospitals. METHODS: By using the American Hospital Association Annual Survey Database (2006), CoC-approved and non-CoC-approved hospitals were compared with respect to structural characteristics (ie, accreditations, geography, and oncologic services provided). RESULTS: Of the 4,850 hospitals identified, 1,412 (29%) were CoC-approved hospitals, and 3,438 (71%) were not CoC-approved hospitals. The proportion of CoC-approved hospitals varied at the state level from 0% in Wyoming to 100% in Delaware. Compared with non-CoC-approved hospitals, CoC-approved programs were more frequently accredited by the Joint Commission, designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute, and affiliated with a medical school or residency program (P < .001). CoC-approved hospitals were less likely to be critical access hospitals or located in rural areas (P < .001). CoC-approved hospitals had more total beds and performed more operations per year (P < .001). CoC-approved programs more frequently offered oncology-related services, including screening programs, chemotherapy and radiation therapy services, and hospice/palliative care (P < .001). CONCLUSION: Compared with non-CoC-approved hospitals, CoC-approved hospitals were larger, were more frequently located in urban locations, and had more cancer-related services available to patients. Studies that use the NCDB should acknowledge this limitation when relevant. ------>tmu_sno=None ------>sno=21881 ------>authors2=Chang KW ------>authors3=Liu MT ------>authors4=Chung CH ------>authors5= ------>authors6= ------>authors6_c= ------>authors=Lai YL ------>delete_flag=0 ------>SCI_JNo=None ------>authors2_c= ------>publish_area=1 ------>updateTitle=Comparison of commission on cancer-approved and -nonapproved hospitals in the United States: implications for studies that use the National Cancer Data Base. ------>language=2 ------>check_flag=None ------>submit_date=None ------>country=NULL ------>no= ------>patent_SDate=None ------>update_bywho=None ------>publish_year=1990 ------>submit_flag=None ------>publish_month=1 |