B Acad Nat Med Paris
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B Acad Nat Med Paris · Feb 2006
[Oncolor: a comprehensive cancer network in the Lorraine Region of France].
Legislation governing patients' rights and health care quality (March 2002) provided for the creation of healthcare networks intended to improve the management of patients with complex and/or chronic diseases. As defined in the Cancer Plan, activated in March 2003, an oncological healthcare network covers a particular French region, with the aim of offering patients equal access to the best available care and accompaniment, based on caregiver coordination, shared multidisciplinary tools, and communication. ⋯ Nevertheless, its future development depends on continued dynamism, durable financial support, and regular evaluation of the benefits for patients and caregivers. The key words are professionalism and consensus.