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

Henry Jensen; Marie Louise Tørring; Peter Vedsted

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

Henry Jensen, Marie Louise Tørring, Peter Vedsted

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Publication date	Apr 2012
Publication status	Published - Apr 2012
Event	International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 2012 - Le Palais des Congrès de Paris, Paris, France Duration: 18 Apr 2012 → 20 Apr 2012

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Conference	International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 2012
Location	Le Palais des Congrès de Paris
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	18/04/2012 → 20/04/2012

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Diagnosing Cancer and ‘fast track’ referral in Primary Care. – Studies of symptom interpretation, time to diagnosis and tumour stages.
Jensen, H. (Participant), Tørring, M. L. (Participant), Olesen, F. (Participant) & Vedsted, P. (Participant)
01/03/2012 → 24/06/2015
Project: Research

International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 2012
Jensen, H. (Participant)
18 Apr 2012 → 20 Apr 2012
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference

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

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Diagnosing Cancer and ‘fast track’ referral in Primary Care. – Studies of symptom interpretation, time to diagnosis and tumour stages.

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International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, 2012

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