Developing an Australian Melanoma Clinical Outcomes Registry (MelCOR): a protocol paper

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Australia has the highest incidence of melanoma in the world with variable care provided by a diverse range of clinicians. Clinical quality registries aim to identify these variations in care and provide anonymised, benchmarked feedback to clinicians and institutions to improve patient outcomes. The Australian Melanoma Clinical Outcomes Registry (MelCOR) aims to collect population-wide, clinical-level data for the early management of cutaneous melanoma and provide anonymised feedback to healthcare providers.

Methods and analysis

A modified Delphi process will be undertaken to identify key clinical quality indicators for inclusion in the MelCOR pilot. MelCOR will prospectively collect data relevant to these quality indicators, initially for all people over the

SUBMITTER: Jobson D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9442481 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature