2015
Database and Registry Research in Thyroid Cancer: Striving for a New and Improved National Thyroid Cancer Database
Mehra S, Tuttle RM, Milas M, Orloff L, Bergman D, Bernet V, Brett E, Cobin R, Doherty G, Judson BL, Klopper J, Lee S, Lupo M, Machac J, Mechanick JI, Randolph G, Ross DS, Smallridge R, Terris D, Tufano R, Alon E, Clain J, DosReis L, Scherl S, Urken ML. Database and Registry Research in Thyroid Cancer: Striving for a New and Improved National Thyroid Cancer Database. Thyroid 2015, 25: 157-168. PMID: 25517683, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2014.0270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid Cancer Care CollaborativeThyroid cancerCancer RegistryHealth registriesCancer managementPopulation-based cancer registriesDifferentiated thyroid cancerThyroid cancer databaseThyroid cancer managementQuality of careCancer researchSurveillance recommendationsCare CollaborativeOptimal treatmentCancer DatabaseRegistry researchDisease RegistryRegistryPatient carePhysician workflowCancerSpecific patientClinical researchCurrent registryDifferent treatment sites
2014
Improving the Quality of Thyroid Cancer Care: How Does the Thyroid Cancer Care Collaborative Cross the Institute of Medicine's Quality Chasm?
Mehra S, Tuttle RM, Bergman D, Bernet V, Brett E, Cobin R, Doherty G, Klopper J, Lee S, Machac J, Milas M, Mechanick JI, Orloff L, Randolph G, Ross DS, Smallridge R, Terris D, Tufano R, Alon E, Clain J, Dos Reis L, Scherl S, Urken ML. Improving the Quality of Thyroid Cancer Care: How Does the Thyroid Cancer Care Collaborative Cross the Institute of Medicine's Quality Chasm? Thyroid 2014, 24: 615-624. PMID: 24512449, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2013.0441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid Cancer Care CollaborativeInformation technologyInstitute of MedicineDecision-making modulePortability of dataThyroid cancer careWorkflow integrationCancer careQuality ChasmIOM recommendationsHealthcare deliveryCancer care deliveryThyroid cancer managementVirtual tumor boardsCare CollaborativeTumor boardCancer managementHealthcare organizationsCare processesScoring systemCare deliveryWeb-based programCurrent systemModuleClinicians