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Oncology Pathways and Metrics: A Taxonomy of Leading Oncology Organizations

Oncology Pathways and Metrics: A Taxonomy of Leading Oncology Organizations

  • By Wes Chapman
  • September 07, 2012
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Oncology Pathways and Metrics: A Taxonomy of Leading Oncology Organizations By Wes Chapman, Steve Maker, and Mario Martinez Purpose This paper is a short catalog of organizations that we believe are the most significant clearinghouses of clinical pathways and quality metrics for oncology. [...]

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Perverse Incentives, Clumsy Laws, and the Value/Volume & RVU Conundrum in Medical Quality

  • By Wes Chapman
  • November 22, 2011

By Wes Chapman; Charles Hutchinson, PhD; & Michael Choukas, MBA Preface This is the second of four articles regarding quality issues in the delivery of clinical healthcare. The first looked at the popular methods for quality improvement in healthcare, and their applications [...]

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Medical Quality Systems: The Elusive Goal of Quality in Complex Systems

  • By Wes Chapman
  • November 07, 2011

By Wes Chapman; Charles Hutchinson, PhD; & Don Bialek, MD Preface This is the first of four articles regarding quality issues in the delivery of clinical healthcare. This article looks at the popular methods for quality improvement in healthcare, and their applications [...]

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Co-Management Arrangements: A Realistic Strategy for Efficiency, Quality, and Alignment

  • By Wes Chapman
  • February 24, 2011

By Dr. Grant Bagley & Wes Chapman Summary and Conclusions The delivery of complex healthcare services in a hospital environment has typically involved significant misalignment between hospitals and independent physicians, in both financial and operational incentives and accountability. This inequality of the [...]

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Welcome

For folks visiting on business, welcome, and I hope that you find this blog helpful. I have a passion regarding patient centered care – with a focus on outcome improvement and patient engagement. I’m a longtime fan of ISO 9001 and Lean/Six Sigma, and I hope that you find the material useful in making medicine safer and better. From a clinical perspective, I focus on oncology and how the practice of medical oncology is evolving to better serve patients. For folks visiting to read about mountains, bikes and economic policy – I hope you have as much fun reading as I do writing.

All the Best, Wes

Popular Posts

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  • EBITDA – The Oncology Valuation Series
  • Medical Oncology Practice Valuation – Art & Science
  • Using Corrective & Preventive Actions to Measure & Mitigate Risk
  • Medical Quality Systems: The Elusive Goal of Quality in Complex Systems
  • Perverse Incentives, Clumsy Laws, and the Value/Volume & RVU Conundrum in Medical Quality
  • A Risk Arbitrage Model for the Oncology Care Model (OCM)
  • Artificial Intelligence: Improving Oncology Safety Through Post-Approval Analytics
  • Considering the Ebola Outbreak in Haddon’s Matrix and Reason’s Swiss Cheese Model

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