TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schickedanz, Adam.
ED  - National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.)
TI  - Assessing and improving value in cancer care: workshop summary 
SN  - 9780309138147
U1  - 362.196/994  22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Academies Press
KW  - Cancer
KW  -  Treatment
KW  -  Economic aspects
KW  -  Congresses
KW  -  Patients
KW  -  Medical care
KW  - Neoplasms
KW  -  therapy
KW  -  economics
KW  - United States
KW  - Patients
N1  - "On February 9 and 10, 2009, a public workshop titled Assessing and Improving Value in Cancer Care was presented to the Institute of Medici ne's (IOM's) National Cancer Policy Forum (the forum). This workshop wa s the result of the forum's discussions of value in oncology during mee tings held between March 2007 and October 2008."--P. 1; Includes bibliographical references; Introduction -- Opening remarks : what is value in cancer care and w hy is it important? -- Challenges to value in cancer care -- Clinician- patient communication and its influence on value -- Generating evidence about effectiveness and value -- Value and the oncology market -- Valu e in oncology practice : oncologist and health insurer perspectives -- Ethical issues and value in oncology -- Solutions for value in cancer c are -- Improving value in oncology practice : ways forward -- Toward a shared understanding of value
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