Title
The Glioma Outcomes Project: a resource for measuring and improving glioma outcomes
UMMS Affiliation
Center for Outcomes Research
Publication Date
1998-06-13
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Glioma; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Disciplines
Health Services Research
Abstract
The author describes the Glioma Outcomes (GO) Project which conducts outcomes research and develops educational programs to benefit patients who undergo surgery for glioma. In January 1997 an advisory board of neurosurgeons, neurooncologists, and clinical research scientists was formed to establish the policies governing this project and to control the dissemination of aggregate data on clinical practices and outcomes. This voluntary database is designed to 1) guide the development of educational programs to improve the care of patients and 2) provide a mechanism by which physicians can evaluate the impact of their diagnostic and therapeutic decisions in a manner that is timely, confidential, and objective.
Source
Neurosurg Focus. 1998 Jun 15;4(6):e8.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Neurosurgical focus
Related Resources
PubMed ID
17154448
Repository Citation
Anderson, Frederick A. Jr. and The Glioma Outcomes Project Advisory Board, "The Glioma Outcomes Project: a resource for measuring and improving glioma outcomes" (1998). Glioma Outcomes Publications. 6.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cor_glioma/6