Learning in radiation oncology: 12-month experience with a new incident learning system.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Safety and quality improvement are essential to clinical practice in radiation therapy as planning and treatment increase in complexity and sophistication. An incident learning system (ILS) is a safety and quality improvement tool that can aid risk mitigation to improve patient safety and quality of care. The aim of this study was to quantify the impact of implementing a new e-ILS, Learning In Radiation ONcology (LIRON), on reporting and safety culture within a local health district (LHD).

Methods

The ILS (LIRON) was implemented in 2020 with the intent of tracking actual incidents, near misses and procedural non-compliances for analysis of root causes and contributing factors. A survey was conducted after 12 months of LIRON use, and distributed to radiation onco

SUBMITTER: Crouch K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909703 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature