AHRQ - Cancer Care Quality Measures

Cancer Care Quality Measures: Diagnosis and Treatment of Colorectal CancerEvidence Report
(Publication No. 06-E002)
(PDF file, 1.6 MB)

This evidence report from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) identify measures that are currently available to assess the quality of care provided to patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), and assess the extent to which these measures have been developed and tested.


Cancer Care Quality Measures: Symptoms and End of Life CareEvidence Report
(Publication No. 06-E001)
(PDF file, 1.7 MB)

This evidence report from Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) identify quality measures and the evidence for them to support quality assessment and improvement in the palliative care of patients with cancer in the areas of pain, dyspnea, depression, and advance care planning (ACP), and identify important gaps in related research.