Hospital Tumor Board

Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center

2003 Management Action Plan

Objectives	Activities	Standards and Targets
To formulate integrated, coordinated, and comprehensive hospital-wide policies on the management of patients with cancer in the hospital.	Written guidelines: 1. Unified concept on cancer cause, prevention, cure, and palliation 2. Standardized cancer patient management process 3. Cancer palliation program 4. Cancer pain control program	Integrated, coordinated, and comprehensive hospital-wide Continually updated
To monitor and continually improve the quality of care to patients with cancers.	Monitor and maintain morbidity and mortality rates and complaints of patients within acceptable rates Conduct cancer registry reporting twice a year	Nonhospice cases: Acceptable mortality/morbidity rates (<5%) Acceptable no. of complaints (<5 / year)
To conduct educational and training programs for concerned staff so as to facilitate implementation of hospital policies on management of cancer patients.	Conduct hospital tumor board meeting once every 2 months for educational and training purpose	Structured Geared towards goal and objectives
To promote research on oncology that will continually improve the quality of care for cancer patients.	Conduct cancer research one per department or at least 4 in a year	Number (4 a year) Useful enough to be integrated into policies and procedures