BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is a widespread and increasing tendency to develop hospital performance indicators in the field of accreditation/certification systems and quality benchmarking. A study has been undertaken to develop a set of performance indicators for a typical radiotherapy Centre and to evaluate their ability to provide a continuous quality improvement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A working group consisting of radiation oncologists, medical physicists and radiation technologists under the coordination of experts in health technology assessment has elaborated a set of general indicators able to monitor performances and the quality level of a typical radiotherapy Centre. The work has been carried out through four steps: a preliminary set of indicators was selected; data on these indicators were collected in a number of Italian radiotherapy Centres and medical physics Services; problems in collection and analysis of data were discussed; a final set of indicators was developed. RESULTS: A final set of 13 indicators is here presented. They concern general structural and/or operational features, health physics activities and accuracy and technical complexity of the treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The indicators tested in a few Italian Centres of radiotherapy and medical physics Services are now ready to be utilized by a larger community.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is a widespread and increasing tendency to develop hospital performance indicators in the field of accreditation/certification systems and quality benchmarking. A study has been undertaken to develop a set of performance indicators for a typical radiotherapy Centre and to evaluate their ability to provide a continuous quality improvement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A working group consisting of radiation oncologists, medical physicists and radiation technologists under the coordination of experts in health technology assessment has elaborated a set of general indicators able to monitor performances and the quality level of a typical radiotherapy Centre. The work has been carried out through four steps: a preliminary set of indicators was selected; data on these indicators were collected in a number of Italian radiotherapy Centres and medical physics Services; problems in collection and analysis of data were discussed; a final set of indicators was developed. RESULTS: A final set of 13 indicators is here presented. They concern general structural and/or operational features, health physics activities and accuracy and technical complexity of the treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The indicators tested in a few Italian Centres of radiotherapy and medical physics Services are now ready to be utilized by a larger community.
Authors: M G Torras; E Canals; D Jurado-Bruggeman; S Marín-Borras; M Macià; J Jové; A M Boladeras; C Muñoz-Montplet; J Molero; C Picón; M Puigdemont; L Aliste; A Torrents; F Guedea; J M Borras Journal: Transl Oncol Date: 2018-04-26 Impact factor: 4.243
Authors: Kyoung Won Noh; Bomi Kim; Chel Hun Choi; Tae-Joong Kim; Jeong-Won Lee; Byoung-Gie Kim; Duk-Soo Bae; Won Kyung Cho; Won Park; Yoo-Young Lee Journal: Cancer Res Treat Date: 2021-04-15 Impact factor: 4.679