Reduced delay in diagnosis of cancer after implementation of ‘fast track’

TY - CONF

T1 - Reduced delay in diagnosis of cancer after implementation of ‘fast track’

AU - Jensen, Henry

AU - Tørring, Marie Louise

AU - Vedsted, Peter

PY - 2012/4

Y1 - 2012/4

N2 - In Denmark, the National Integrated Cancer Pathways (“fast track”) was introduced in 2008 as a response to the long waiting times.We performed a natural experiment of 14,023 cancer patients to compare the length of time intervals before and after the introduction of “fast-track”. We saw a decrease in time intervals, but the difference in treatment interval was not statistically significant. The reduction in time intervals seemed to occur before the implementation of ‘fast track’ – indicating that other factors may also have influenced the length of the cancer diagnostic pathways.

AB - In Denmark, the National Integrated Cancer Pathways (“fast track”) was introduced in 2008 as a response to the long waiting times.We performed a natural experiment of 14,023 cancer patients to compare the length of time intervals before and after the introduction of “fast-track”. We saw a decrease in time intervals, but the difference in treatment interval was not statistically significant. The reduction in time intervals seemed to occur before the implementation of ‘fast track’ – indicating that other factors may also have influenced the length of the cancer diagnostic pathways.

M3 - Poster

T2 - International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 2012

Y2 - 18 April 2012 through 20 April 2012

ER -