Improving Quality of Patient Care by Improving Daily Practice in Radiation Oncology

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-85

  Chera, Bhishamjit S ^a   Jackson, Marianne ^a   Mazur, Lukasz M ^b   Adams, Robert ^a   Chang, Sha ^a   Deschesne, Kathy ^a   Cullip, Timothy ^a   Marks, Lawrence B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOSURGERY; REVIEW; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; WORKFLOW;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; COMMUNICATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER REVIEW; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 83455234747     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: 15329461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2011.09.002     Document Type: Review

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