National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) | ACS
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National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) | ACS
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Cancer is one of the most difficult diseases of our lifetime. To address the complexities across breast disease types, the American College of Surgeons developed the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).
The NAPBC was created to help facilities deliver high-quality care for breast disease that considers the entire patient and sets the standard for compassionate, personalized, and coordinated care. The NAPBC emphasizes providing the best possible care for the patient to improve quality of life.
Hospitals that participate in one of our Quality Programs, including the NAPBC, earn the distinction as an
ACS Surgical Quality Partner (SQP)
.
NAPBC-Accredited Centers
2x
More likely to meet key breast cancer quality measures
⬈
Associated with higher performance on breast quality measures
Apply for Accreditation
Find a Hospital
Why Should Your Program Seek or Maintain Accreditation?
The NAPBC provides the structure and resources needed to develop and operate a high-quality center focused on treating those with breast disease or cancer. Programs accredited by the NAPBC are focused on facilitating multidisciplinary, integrated, and comprehensive breast disease services.
NAPBC accreditation helps programs improve their:
Multidisciplinary teams
Why this matters: Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are associated with improved clinical decision-making, outcomes, and patient experience for patients with breast disease or cancer.
Patient-centered approach
Why this matters: Cancer programs focus on assessing the individual needs of each patient with breast disease or cancer to provide a tailored plan based on their goals for treatment.
Processes of patient evaluation
Why this matters: The establishment of processes helps patients understand the phases of care after breast disease or cancer diagnosis and contribute to their decision making.
Full continuum of care
Why this matters: The NAPBC standards address the entire care journey for patients with breast disease or cancer, beginning with screening and prevention all the way to survivorship or end of life care.
Apply for Accreditation
The NAPBC provides the structure and resources you need to develop and operate a high-quality breast center. Accredited programs follow a model for organizing and managing a breast center to ensure multidisciplinary, integrated, comprehensive breast cancer services.
Accreditation Standards
The NAPBC standards for accreditation address the full continuum of cancer—from prevention to survivorship and end-of-life care—while addressing both survival and quality of life.
NAPBC Site Reviewers
Learn more about your NAPBC Site Reviewer’s educational, professional, and personal background and how to become a site reviewer.
Questions?
The CAnswer Forum is an interactive message board where you can post questions and browse previously posted/answered questions about cancer programs.
CAnswer Forum
Contact Cancer Programs
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Cancer Programs
National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
Quality of care for quality of life
Quality Portal
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CAnswer Forum
Visit the forum
Cancer is one of the most difficult diseases of our lifetime. To address the complexities across breast disease types, the American College of Surgeons developed the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).
The NAPBC was created to help facilities deliver high-quality care for breast disease that considers the entire patient and sets the standard for compassionate, personalized, and coordinated care. The NAPBC emphasizes providing the best possible care for the patient to improve quality of life.
Hospitals that participate in one of our Quality Programs, including the NAPBC, earn the distinction as an
ACS Surgical Quality Partner (SQP)
.
NAPBC-Accredited Centers
2x
More likely to meet key breast cancer quality measures
⬈
Associated with higher performance on breast quality measures
Apply for Accreditation
Find a Hospital
Why Should Your Program Seek or Maintain Accreditation?
The NAPBC provides the structure and resources needed to develop and operate a high-quality center focused on treating those with breast disease or cancer. Programs accredited by the NAPBC are focused on facilitating multidisciplinary, integrated, and comprehensive breast disease services.
NAPBC accreditation helps programs improve their:
Multidisciplinary teams
Why this matters: Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) are associated with improved clinical decision-making, outcomes, and patient experience for patients with breast disease or cancer.
Patient-centered approach
Why this matters: Cancer programs focus on assessing the individual needs of each patient with breast disease or cancer to provide a tailored plan based on their goals for treatment.
Processes of patient evaluation
Why this matters: The establishment of processes helps patients understand the phases of care after breast disease or cancer diagnosis and contribute to their decision making.
Full continuum of care
Why this matters: The NAPBC standards address the entire care journey for patients with breast disease or cancer, beginning with screening and prevention all the way to survivorship or end of life care.
Apply for Accreditation
The NAPBC provides the structure and resources you need to develop and operate a high-quality breast center. Accredited programs follow a model for organizing and managing a breast center to ensure multidisciplinary, integrated, comprehensive breast cancer services.
Accreditation Standards
The NAPBC standards for accreditation address the full continuum of cancer—from prevention to survivorship and end-of-life care—while addressing both survival and quality of life.
NAPBC Site Reviewers
Learn more about your NAPBC Site Reviewer’s educational, professional, and personal background and how to become a site reviewer.
Questions?
The CAnswer Forum is an interactive message board where you can post questions and browse previously posted/answered questions about cancer programs.
CAnswer Forum
Contact Cancer Programs