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Programs actively participated in guided root cause analyses, educational webinars, peer-to-peer learning, and the development and implementation of strategies to increase compliance. Data were collected on patients aged 18 years or older undergoing curative intent lung resection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-soi260016-7\">\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Adjusted multilevel logistic regression models, with hospital as a random effect, investigated variables associated with compliance with Standard 5.8. Differences in hospital-level compliance, at baseline compared to final data collection, were assessed using Wilcoxon signed rank tests.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-soi260016-8\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 354 participating programs, the number of programs achieving at least 80% compliance with Standard 5.8 increased from 144 (40.7%) at baseline to 238 (67.2%) after participation. Hospital-level median compliance increased from 67.8% (IQR, 42.9%-90.0%) to 90.5% (IQR, 70.0%-100%) (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;amp;lt;\u2009.001). All hospital types had an increase in median compliance, with the largest absolute increase, of 37.1%, seen for community programs. On adjusted multilevel analyses, compared to baseline, lung cancer resections performed after participation were associated with increased odds of compliant lymph node assessment (adjusted odds ratio, 2.50; 95% CI, 2.19-2.86).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"ab-soi260016-9\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participation in the Lung NODES National QI Collaborative was associated with higher compliance with Standard 5.8 irrespective of hospital characteristics. 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