@article{252da0d8-89b3-4358-b1fd-817b3f73438c,
author = {Anna  Andrzejczak, Ewelina  Żarłok, Karolina  Osowiecka, Luiza Kańczuga-Koda, Sergiusz  Nawrocki},
title = {Waiting Times for Diagnosis and Treatment in Breast Cancer and the Impact of Measurement on the Improvement of the Standard of Services Provided},
journal = {Public Health and Governance},
volume = {2020},
number = {Volume 18, Issue 3},
year = {2021},
issn = {1731-7398},
pages = {227-235},keywords = {breast cancer; breast units; quality in healthcare; quality in oncology; wating times},
abstract = {Mortality rates for malignant breast cancer are rising in Poland. This is a subject of growing concern and a focus of public debate about cancer care in Poland. The following paper presents a case study—an attempt to measure and analyze waiting times for diagnosis and treatment in breast cancer. The survey was carried out in one of the regional cancer care centers in Poland. The data were collected solely from hospital information systems.

	The overall waiting time (mammography to treatment) was median 35,5 days. Waiting time since diagnosis (results of core needle biopsy to treatment) was median 27,5 days. The analysis has been conducted twice. In between the center implemented several organizational changes. They resulted in shortening of waiting time for mammogram description—from 4 to 1 day (median) also the waiting times for core needle biopsy result has been shortened—from 6 to 4 days (median). However, the overall waiting time has not changed significantly.},
doi = {10.4467/20842627OZ.20.024.14141},
url = {https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/article/czas-oczekiwania-na-postawienie-diagnozy-i-rozpoczecie-leczenia-w-przypadku-zlosliwego-nowotworu-piersi-oraz-wplyw-pomiaru-na-poprawe-standardu-realizowanych-swiadczen}
}