TWENTY PRACTICES in three countries elevated their standard of care and achieved Quality Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI®) Certification in the second quarter of this year. ASCO commends these practices that have demonstrated their commitment to providing the highest-quality oncology care to their patients, communities, and contemporaries.
For the second quarter of 2019, the following practices achieved QOPI Certification or Re-Certification, which is valid for a 3-year period:
- Americas Oncologia: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Atlanta Cancer Care: Atlanta, Georgia
- Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois: Decatur, Illinois
- Carle Cancer Center: Urbana, Illinois
- Community Regional Cancer Centers: Indianapolis, Indiana
- Elmhurst Hematology Oncology Group: Elmhurst, Illinois
- Fairbanks Cancer Care Physicians, P.C.: Fairbanks, Alaska
- Harbin Clinic: Rome, Georgia
- Hematology Oncology Associates, P.C.: Medford, Oregon
- Hospital Paulistano: São Paolo, Brazil
- Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias– Medical Oncology Service: Oveido, Spain
- Marshfield Clinic Health System: Marshfield, Wisconsin
- Nebraska Cancer Specialists: Omaha, Nebraska
- ProMedica Hematology Oncology Associates: Sylvania, Ohio
- Randolph Health Cancer Center: Asheboro, North Carolina
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer (Houston-area locations): Houston, Texas
- Tunnell Cancer Center: Lewes, Delaware
- The University of California, Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center: Sacramento, California
- Urology Cancer Center: Omaha, Nebraska
- Virginia Cancer Institute: Richmond, Virginia
QOPI is a voluntary self-assessment program that helps oncology practices assess and improve the quality of the care they provide to patients. More than 750 oncology practices have registered for QOPI, and more than 300 practices worldwide have current QOPI Certification.
ASCO is dedicated to innovative quality improvement programs, such as QOPI and QOPI Certification, to foster the delivery of high-quality patient care around the world. For more information, visit practice. asco.org/quality-improvement/quality-programs. ■
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