Regional Hematology and Oncology, P.A., gains ASCO certification for quality outcome initiatives

Timothy Wozniak, M.D., and Regional Hematology and Oncology, P.A., have received the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Quality Outcome Practice Initiative certification. The certification achievement has a three-year term.

Dr. Wozniak is a principal investigator for the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, one of several research bases included in the National Cancer Institute Community Clinical Oncology Program at Christiana Care.

To maintain certification, a practice must participate in Quality Outcome Practice Initiative chart abstraction by submitting data for at least two modules per year.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Quality Outcome Practice Initiative  is an oncologist-led, practice-based quality improvement program. Its goal is to promote excellence in cancer care by helping practices create a culture of self-examination and improvement. The members of Regional Hematology and Oncology, P.A., in addition to Dr. Wozniak, include: Steven Falchuk, M.D.; Martha A. Hosford-Skapof, M.D.; Jamil Khatri, M.D.; Barbara A. Neilan, M.D.; Pamela S. Simpson, M.D.; Kathir Suppiah, M.D.; and Ramya Varadarajan, M.D.