Quality improvement basics for the cancer program

Developing a culture of continuous quality improvement (QI) is a cornerstone of a robust cancer program. Many of the Commission on Cancer (CoC)'s standards for accreditation inherently foster a culture of improvement. Therefore, as part of the CoC's ongoing commitment to supporting programs in their journey to developing a generative culture centering around the patient, the CoC has invested in developing core infrastructure to support hospitals in their QI journey. This includes a new, robust CoC QI committee and QI-focused educational offerings—toolkits, case study repositories, and a series of national collaborative QI projects, the latter of which are illustrated in other areas of this special edition.