Development and implementation of a radiation therapy incident learning system compatible with local workflow and a national taxonomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Collaborative incident learning initiatives in radiation therapy promise to improve and standardize the quality of care provided by participating institutions. However, the software interfaces provided with such initiatives must accommodate all participants and thus are not optimized for the workflows of individual radiation therapy centers. This article describes the development and implementation of a radiation therapy incident learning system that is optimized for a clinical workflow and uses the taxonomy of the Canadian National System for Incident Reporting - Radiation Treatment (NSIR-RT).

Methods

The described incident learning system is a novel version of an open-source software called the Safety and Incident Learning System (SaILS). A needs assessment was con

SUBMITTER: Montgomery L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5767999 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature