Patient satisfaction, outcomes, and the need for cancer-specific quality metrics.

J Natl Cancer Inst

Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Department of Surgery (SM, CVK, KYB) and Northwestern Institute for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Oncology (SM, CVK, KYB), Chicago, IL; Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital (SM), Detroit, MI; Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital (CVK), Boston, MA.

Published: March 2015

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