An introduction to key performance indicators for medical physicists.

Autor: DiCostanzo DJ; Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA., Kumaraswamy LK; Department of Radiation Oncology, Novant Health Cancer Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA., Shuman J; Department of Radiology, Ascension Via Christi Saint Francis, Wichita, Kansas, USA., Pavord DC; Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA., Hu Y; Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA., Jordan DW; Departments of Radiation Safety and Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA., Waite-Jones C; Centennial Medical Physics, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA., Hsu A; Department of Medical Physics, Edmond Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of applied clinical medical physics [J Appl Clin Med Phys] 2022 Aug; Vol. 23 (8), pp. e13718. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 13.
DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13718
Abstrakt: Qualified medical physicists (QMPs) are in a unique position to influence the creation and application of key performance indicators (KPIs) across diverse practices in health care. Developing KPIs requires the involvement of stakeholders in the area of interest. Fundamentally, KPIs should provide actionable information for the stakeholders using or viewing them. During development, it is important to strongly consider the underlying data collection for the KPI, making it automatic whenever possible. Once the KPI has been validated, it is important to setup a review cycle and be prepared to adjust the underlying data or action levels if the KPI is not performing as intended. Examples of specific KPIs for QMPs of common scopes of practice are provided to act as models to aid in implementation. KPIs are a useful tool for QMPs, regardless of the scope of practice or practice environment, to enhance the safety and quality of care being delivered.
(© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC on behalf of The American Association of Physicists in Medicine.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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