Background and purpose Health leaders have advocated for incident learning systems
(ILSs) to prevent errors, but there is limited evidence demonstrating that ILSs improve cancer …

Purpose To quantify the impact of a comprehensive incident learning system in terms of
safety improvements. Methods and Materials An incident learning system tailored for …

Purpose Rigorous use of departmental incident learning is integral to improving patient
safety and quality of care. The goal of this study was to quantify the impact of a high-volume …

Abstract Purpose Incident learning systems (ILSs) are a popular strategy for improving safety
in radiation oncology (RO) clinics, but few reports focus on the causes of errors in RO. The …

Purpose There is a growing interest in the application of incident learning systems (ILS) to
radiation oncology. The purpose of the present study is to define statistical metrics that may …

Purpose To report on the use of an incident learning system in a radiation oncology clinic,
along with a review of staff participation. Methods and Materials On September 24, 2010, our …

Fifteen years of reported incidents were reviewed to provide insight into the effectiveness of
an Incident Learning System (ISL). The actual error rate over the 15 years was 1.3 reported …

Purpose: Incident learning systems are important tools to improve patient safety in radiation
oncology, but physician participation in these systems is poor. To understand reporting …

Incident learning is a key component for maintaining safety and quality in healthcare. Its use
is well established and supported by professional society recommendations, regulations …

Background Radiation oncology (RO) is a high-risk environment with an increased potential
for error due to the complex automated and manual interactions between heterogeneous …