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Quality and safety in radiation oncology : implementing tools and best practices for patients, providers, and payers / editors, Adam P. Dicker, Tim R. Williams, Eric C. Ford.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cancer--Radiotherapy.
- Cancer.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (354 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Demos Medical, 2017.
- Summary:
- Quality and Safety in Radiation Oncology is the first book to provide an authoritative and evidence-based guide to the understanding and implementation of quality and safety procedures in radiation oncology practice.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Share Quality and Safety in Radiation Oncology: Implementing Tools and Best Practices for Patients, Providers, and Payers
- Part I: Basic Concepts in Quality, Value, and Safety
- Chapter 1: Introduction to Concepts in Quality, Value, and Safety for Health Care Systems
- Medicine is Not a Normal Market
- Defining Value
- References
- Chapter 2: Defining Value, American Style
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Coverage Advisory Group
- Medicaid
- Early History of Value in Medicaid: The Oregon Experiment
- Washington Health Technology Assessment Program
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
- Managed Care Organizations-Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Tec
- Other Institutions
- United States Quality-Adjusted Life-Year Threshold Estimates
- Summary
- Chapter 3: Defining Value in European Health Care Systems
- France: Haute Autorité De Santé
- Germany: Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss
- Italy: Agenzia Italiana Del Farmaco
- Chapter 4: Systems Engineering and Process Control
- Introduction
- Complexity and the Need for Systems Thinking
- Current Frameworks for Quality
- Systems Engineering and Six Sigma Methodologies
- Chapter 5: Error Prevention and Risk Management
- Psychology of Error: Understanding Our Inherent Biases
- Classifications of Error: Human Factors Analysis and Classification System
- Concepts in Quality Management
- Types of Error Mitigation-Proactive Mitigation Strategies and Retrospective Corrective Actions
- Hierarchy of Interventions
- The Role of Culture in Error Prevention
- Chapter 6: Quality, Value, and the Assessment of New Technology
- Introduction.
- Randomized Clinical Trials to Assess New Technology
- Nonrandomized Studies to Assess New Technology
- Cost-Effectiveness Analyses for New Technology
- Adoption of New Technology Based on Emerging Evidence: Coverage with Evidence Development
- Part II: Quality in Radiation Physics
- Chapter 7: Equipment and Software: Commissioning From the Quality and Safety Perspective
- Accuracy and Precision
- Request for Proposal/Purchase, Acceptance Testing Process, and Commissioning
- Commissioning
- Components of Data Collection
- Nonscanned (Point Dose)
- Nonstandard Treatment
- Peer Review-TG-103
- External Audits Via Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core or the Equivalent
- Software
- Chapter 8: Equipment, Software, and Techniques for Quality Assurance
- Equipment and Software Used for Quality Assurance in Radiation Therapy
- Quality Assurance of Equipment, Software, and Techniques
- Conclusions
- Chapter 9: Quality Considerations in External Beam Radiotherapy Simulation and Treatment Planning
- The Impact of Plan Quality on Patient Outcomes
- The Source of Quality Gaps
- Common Quality Problems and Their Underlying Causes
- Case Study: Calculation Error in Treatment Planning
- Closing the Quality Gap
- Chapter 10: Quality Considerations in Brachytherapy
- Quality in Brachytherapy
- General Quality Management Practice
- Quality Management of Treatment Equipment
- Quality Management for Treatment
- Quality Management of Treatment Planning
- Quality Assurance of the Treatment Plan
- Chapter 11: Quality Considerations in Proton and Particle Therapy
- Routine Quality Assurance
- Patient-Specific Quality Assurance
- Process Design
- Human Resources
- Future Developments.
- References
- Chapter 12: Quality Assurance and Verification of Treatment
- Physicist Plan Review
- Plan Dose Verification
- Patient-Specific Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance
- Treatment Verification
- Chapter 13: Plan Quality: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- The Ugly Truth About Plan Quality
- From Qualitative to Quantitative Plan Quality Assessments
- How Bad and How Often? Quantifying the Frequency and Clinical Severity of Suboptimal Plans with Knowledge-Based Predictions
- Automated Planning with Knowledge-Based Dose Predictions
- Quis Custodiet IPSO Custodes? (Who Will Guard the Guards Themselves?)
- Chapter 14: Special Procedures and Equipment
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Gamma Knife
- Magnetic Resonance Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (MR-IGRT)
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
- Total Body Irradiation
- Total Skin Electron Therapy
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Chapter 15: Individual Patient-Based Peer Review for Photon and Proton Therapy
- Challenges in the Implementation of Peer Review
- Decision to Treat
- Review of Target Volumes
- Proton Treatment Planning and Peer Review
- An Example Peer-Review Program
- Chapter 16: Technical Issues of Safety in a Resource-Limited Environment
- Radiation Oncology in a Global Context
- The Safety Gap and Needs
- International Standards and Regulation
- Availability of Qualified Experts
- Equipment Considerations
- Technical Considerations and Safety Barriers
- Part III: Quality in the Clinical Practice Setting
- Chapter 17: Creating a Culture of Safety and Empowerment
- Culture of Safety
- Improving the Culture of Safety Through Empowerment
- References.
- Chapter 18: Clinical Testing of Quality and Safety Measures
- Why Test for Quality and Safety?
- Prospective Testing of Quality and Safety Interventions
- Retrospective Quality and Safety Investigations
- Comparative Preclinical Quality Testing and Benchmarking
- A Note on the Publication of Quality and Safety Studies with Prospective Data Collection
- Chapter 19: Quality and Safety Training in Graduate Medical Education
- Establishing Quality Improvement Education in Residency
- Practical Implementation of Quality Improvement Education
- The Approach to Quality and Safety Education in Radiation Oncology
- Chapter 20: Training: How to Teach Quality and Safety
- Chapter 21: Making Metrics Matter
- Framing the Data
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Presentation
- Continuous Quality Improvements
- Chapter 22: The Patient Perspective on Quality and the Role of the Patient in Safety
- How Do Caregivers' and Patients' Expectations of Quality Differ?
- The Domains of Quality Care From the Institute of Medicine: Safe, Effective, Patient Centered, Timely, Efficient, and Equitable
- The Patient Experience of Error
- The Role of the Patient in Safety
- Summary and Future Directions
- Chapter 23: The Impact of Incidents: Reporting, Investigating, and Improving
- The Impact of Incidents on the Risk of Therapeutic Failure
- The Impact of Incidents on Patients
- The Impact of Incidents on the Clinical Team
- Investigating Incidents: Beginning with the Frame
- Using Incident Learning Systems to Investigate Incidents
- Tenets of Incident Investigation
- Data Collection and Incident Chronology
- Incident Investigation Approaches
- Making Improvements Based on Incident Investigation.
- Summary
- Chapter 24: Medical Error Disclosure
- The Language of Error
- Disclosing Error: Reasons and Benefits
- Communication Strategies for Disclosing Error
- Patient Resources
- Resources for Clinicians Involved in Error
- Conclusion
- Chapter 25: Error Identification and Analysis
- Accident, Error, Event: Nomenclature for Deviations from Intended Treatments
- Chapter 26: Introduction and History of Patient Safety Organizations: The Formation of a National Safety Program
- The Underlying Principles of the Patient Safety Organization Program
- What is a Patient Safety Organization?
- How Providers Work with a Patient Safety Organization to Gain Protections and Improve Safety: The Patient Safety Evaluation System
- Building a Safety Program: What is Required for Success
- The History of Patient Safety Organizations in Specialties
- Redefining Our Culture
- Chapter 27: Quality Assurance and Safety Requirements for Clinical Trials
- The NCI National Clinical Trial Network (NCTN)
- Quality Assurance for NCTN Clinical Trials
- Requirements for Advanced Radiation Oncology Technology
- Evidence-Based Quality Assurance
- Quality Assurance Efficiency
- Reduction of Uncertainty and Quality Assurance Cost-Effectiveness
- Acknowledgment
- Chapter 28: Incident Learning Systems
- Incident Learning Systems
- National and International Reporting Systems
- Methods for Creating an Effective Feedback/Learning System
- Measures of Effectiveness
- Chapter 29: Quality and the Role of the Dosimetrist and Therapist in Radiation Oncology
- Simulation
- Chapter 30: Quality and the Electronic Medical Record in Radiation Oncology.
- Selection and Design of the Electronic Charting System.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61705-246-9
- OCLC:
- 957126711
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