Dr. Allen S. Lichter:Tech solutions push drive to quality cancer care
FROM A SYMPOSIUM ON QUALITY CARE SPONSORED BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
The Cancer LINQ prototype is just the first step, and ASCO will need partners or support to tackle the challenges and the cost of developing a final product and disseminating it. "We piloted QOPI for almost 4 years before we released it to the public, so this is not something that will be done next month," he said. "We will be mining the lessons from the prototype for many, many months and years to come."
So many groups and companies now are developing or offering computerized quality-improvement systems in health care that it’s bound to become confusing for clinicians to decide which ones to pursue, Dr. Lichter said in an interview. Eventually, some consolidation in the industry will be needed.
Dr. Lichter reported having no financial disclosures. Dr. Wong has been an unpaid consultant to eviti.
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