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AHRQ Evidence reports and summaries AHRQ Evidence Reports, Numbers 120 & Higher 137. Cancer Care Quality Measures: Symptoms and End-of-Life Care Prepared for: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 Contract No. 290-02-003 Prepared by: Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center RAND, Santa Monica, CA SCEPC Directors Paul G. Shekelle, M.D., Ph.D. Sally C. Morton, Ph.D. Principal Investigators Karl Lorenz, M.D., M.S.H.S. Joanne Lynn, M.D. Reviewers Sydney Dy, M.D. Ronda Hughes, Ph.D., M.H.S., R.N. Richard A. Mularski, M.D., M.S.H.S. Lisa R. Shugarman, Ph.D. Anne M. Wilkinson, Ph.D. Medical Editor Sydne J. Newberry, Ph.D. Programmer/Analyst Afshin Rastegar, M.S. Task Order Coordinator Cony Rolón, B.A. Staff Assistant Susan Chen, B.A. AHRQ Publication No. 06-E001 May 2006 This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders. Suggested Citation: Lorenz K, Lynn K, Dy S, et al. Cancer Care Quality Measures: Symptoms and End-of-Life Care. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 137. (Prepared by the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-003.) AHRQ Publication No. 06-E001. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2006. This report is based on research conducted by the Southern California Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-003). The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its contents, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers, policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment. This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or as a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied. None of the investigators has any affiliations or financial involvement that conflicts with the material presented in this report. |