Chemotherapy Errors: A Call for a Standardized Approach to Measurement and Reporting [Quality in Action]

This article reviews safety monitoring in the oncology setting, details the oncology safety-event reporting program at MGH, summarizes all chemotherapy-related safety events that have occurred over the past 5 years, and concludes with summary recommendations and potential steps to standardize safety reporting and analysis in chemotherapy administration.

Source: Journal of Oncology Practice - April 11, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lennes, I. T., Bohlen, N., Park, E. R., Mort, E., Burke, D., Ryan, D. P. Tags: Patient safety, Quality, Patient safety, Quality in Action, ASCO Guidelines, Non-ASCO Guidelines Source Type: research