Table 2.

Selected quality-of-care indicators included in CEASAR.

Selected quality-of-care indicators	Source	Ref.
Avoidance of bone scan in low-risk patients	PQRI	[53]
Documentation of pretreatment rectal examination, clinical stage, PSA and biopsy Gleason score	RAND	[52]
Documentation of baseline function by provider	RAND	[52]
Communication with primary care provider by treating provider	RAND	[52]
Documentation of counseling regarding all treatment options	RAND	[52]
CT planning (for XRT patients)	RAND	[52]
Radiation dose received (for XRT patients)	RAND	[52]
Receipt of 3D conformal beam radiation (for XRT patients)	PQRI	[53]
Use of ADT for high-risk patients (for XRT patients)	PQRI	[53]
Report of Gleason grade following surgery	RAND	[52]
Report of margin status following surgery	RAND	[52]
Report of pathologic stage following surgery	RAND	[52]

ADT: Androgen deprivation therapy; CT: Computed tomography; PQRI: Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; PSA: Prostate-specific antigen; RAND: Research and development; XRT: External beam radiation therapy.