How do integrated health care systems address racial and ethnic disparities in colon cancer?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Colorectal cancer (CRC) disparities have persisted over the last two decades. CRC is a complex disease requiring multidisciplinary care from specialists who may be geographically separated. Few studies have assessed the association between integrated health care system (IHS) CRC care quality, survival, and disparities. The purpose of this study was to determine if exposure to an IHS positively affects quality of care, risk of mortality, and disparities.

Patients and methods

This retrospective secondary-data analysis study, using the California Cancer Registry linked to state discharge abstracts of patients treated for colon cancer (2001 to 2006), compared the rates of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guideline-based care, the hazard of mortality, and raci

SUBMITTER: Rhoads KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4348634 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature