Social Vulnerability and Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care among Patients with Colorectal Cancer
For highly vulnerable patients, treatment at CoC-accredited hospitals was associated with increased receipt of GCC and decreased mortality risk, which may reflect CoC accreditation requirements for treatment guideline adherence, community engagement, and addressing barriers to care.
Authors
- Joseph Cotler
- Ronald J. Weigel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9249-0793)
- Kelley Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1579-2428)
- Lauren M. Janczewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2721-3519)
- Bryan E. Palis
- David J. Bentrem
- Clifford Y. Ko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3186-8673)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- University of Iowa (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Loyola University Chicago (US)
- Carver Bible College (US)
- American College of Surgeons (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001193
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.43