Table 1.
Institution characteristic | Participating CoC-accredited institutions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Institution A | Institution B | Institution C | Institution D | |
Cancer program category | Comprehensive community cancer program | NCI designated comprehensive cancer center | NCI designated comprehensive cancer center | Comprehensive community cancer program |
Location | East | Midwest | West | Midwest |
Organizational control | Non-profit | Non-profit | Non-profit | Non-profit |
EMR type | Athena, Cerner | Epic | Epic | Epic |
Employed breast surgeons (n) | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
Independent surgeons (n)a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
CoC, Commission on Cancer; NCI, National Cancer Institute; EMR, electronic medical record
aBreast surgeon not employed by cancer program