Evaluation of the clinical management of cancer patients. A pilot study
R. E. Lenhard Jr, T. P. Waalkes and D. Herring
The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, has carried out a pilot study
of a method of data collection and analysis to be used for planning and
evaluation of continuing education programs conducted in the Maryland
region. This study includes definition of techniques used to prepare a test
instrument that will accurately reflect actual medical practice within a
hospital. The system has been field tested in three diseases, cancer of the
lung, breast, and uterine cervix, in two Maryland hospitals. The system
appears to be an efficient and inexpensive method for definition of
decision making in specific clinical settings and for measurement of change
if serial reassessment is instituted.
