Purpose A modern radiation oncology electronic medical record (RO-EMR) system
represents a sophisticated human-computer interface with the potential to reduce human …

In this issue of Practical Radiation Oncology, members of the Radiation Oncology Health
Advisory Committee share data from the more critical severity events seen in this interim …

On June 19, 2014, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the American
Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) launched the Radiation Oncology Incident …

BackgroundAt The Radiation Medicine Program described, the entire radiation therapy (RT)
workflow was previously conducted through the use of two electronic programs. It duplicated …

59 Background: Incident learning is one of the most effective ways to improve quality care.
To facilitate patient safety improvement at a national level, American Society for Radiation …

Over the past decade, both the public and professionals have developed a heightened
awareness of the risks in medical treatment, particularly risks that can be minimized or …

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: Incident learning systems encompass volumes, varieties, values, and velocities of
underlying data elements consistent with the V's of big data. Veracity, the 5th V however …

In the wake of news media reports in 2010 of several tragic incidents of radiation error
resulting in substantial harm (1), the leadership of American Society for Radiation Oncology …

Purpose We analyzed the intermediate and longer term changes in patients' waiting times
following the implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR) dedicated to ambulatory …