Pd20-09 Racial Variation in Use of Active Surveillance for the Management of Low Risk Prostate Cancer in a Regional Collaborative

Botejue, Mahesh; Reese, Adam; Abbott, Daniel E.; Danella, John; Fonshell, Claudette; Ginzberg, Serge; Guzzo, Thomas J.; Lanchoney, Thomas; Marlow, Bret; Raman, Jay D.; Smaldone, Marc C.; Tomaszewski, Jeffrey J.; Trabulsi, Edouard J.; Uzzo, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.juro.2018.02.1013

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“…The PURC collaborative has been successful in achieving a number of goals, including: the characterization of prostate cancer imaging patterns across the Delaware Valley region (39,40), describing prophylactic antibiotic protocols prior to prostate biopsy (41), and characterizing variation in the use of AS among men with low risk prostate cancer (37,42). Similar to MUSIC's success, through participating physician education PURC was able to significantly reduce inappropriate CT and Bone Scan utilization in men with low risk prostate cancer (SGunpublished data).…”

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The past, present, and future of urological quality improvement collaboratives

Reese¹,

Ginzburg²

2021

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Surgical quality improvement collaboratives (QIC) have been established across the nation in numerous specialties. These QICs have shown efficacy in improving the quality, safety and value of care delivered to patients with a wide range of medical conditions. In recent years, urological QICs have emerged, including regional collaboratives such as the Michigan Urological Surgical Improvement Collaborative (MUSIC) and Pennsylvania Urologic Regional Collaborative (PURC), as well as the national American Urological Association Quality Registry Program (AQUA). These urological collaboratives, developed with an initial focus on prostate cancer, have demonstrated an ability to accurately measure prostate cancer outcomes, compare these outcomes among providers and institutions, and enact change among both patients and providers to optimize outcomes for men with prostate cancer. Physician-led regional collaboratives may be uniquely positioned to respond quickly to the rapidly-evolving healthcare landscape and enact practice and provider-level changes when appropriate. This review describes the historical background, current structure and function, and potential future directions of these urologic QICs.

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