Cancer Program Standards 2012: Ensuring Patient- Centered Care Commission on Cancer

Major Standard Changes: Performance Standards and Patient-Centered Programs The most notable change in the CoC Cancer Program Standards is the shift from standards that primarily defined the structure of the cancer program to include new standards that enhance patient centered functions and define performance criteria in quality measurement and outcomes. SAMPLE SLIDE

Categories of Cancer Program Community Cancer Program (CCP) – Accessions more than 100 but fewer than 500 newly diagnosed cancer cases each year – Provides a full range of diagnostic and treatment services either on-site or by referral – Participates in cancer-related clinical research either by enrolling patients in cancer-related clinical trails or referring patients for enrollment at another facility or through a physician’s office – Participation in the training of resident physicians is optional SAMPLE SLIDE

Standard 1.3 Cancer Committee Attendance – Each required member attends at least 50% of the cancer committee meetings held during any given year Required members include physicians and non-physicians who are specified in Standard 1.2 Attendance at cancer committee meetings may include participation through conference or teleconference calls with appropriate meeting documents provided. The minutes document the attendance at each meeting The cancer committee monitors the attendance of individual members to ensure participation at cancer committee meeting SAMPLE SLIDE

These power point slides are a small sample of our “full” power point presentation (75+) slides addressing the new 2012 standards. This presentation can be customized to meet the needs of your program as identified with a gap analysis. All eligibility criteria and standards are addressed within the full power point presentation. Please contact our corporate office to speak to one of our CoC-trained consultants today at: ext 3353