Systemic anticancer treatment in the Netherlands: Few hospitals treat many patients, many hospitals treat few patients

Niels W.L. Peeters, Rick A. Vreman, Geert A. Cirkel, Marie José Kersten, Hanneke W.M. van Laarhoven and Lonneke Timmers

Health Policy, 2023, vol. 135, issue C

Abstract: The correlation between patient volume and clinical outcomes is well known for various oncological treatments, especially in the surgical field. The current level of centralisation of systemic treatment of (hemato-)oncology indications in Dutch hospitals is unknown.

Keywords: Patient volume; Oncology; Centralisation; Concentration; Care quality; Anticancer medication (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104865

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