Opportunities for improvement: experience at one institution.

In spring of 2011, 11 NCCN Member Institutions were invited to participate in an opportunity to use the NCCN Breast Oncology Outcomes Database to identify opportunities for improvement in the quality of patient care in breast cancer and to implement measures that would target such improvement. The identified measures focused on the administration of treatment that is concordant with selected sections in the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Breast Cancer or timely access to and administration of care. Each institution chose their project based on the individual opportunities specific to that institution.