Johns Hopkins investigators conducted a survey to determine why radiation oncology professionals “fail to use online error-reporting systems designed to improve patient safety and quality of care.”1 Survey questioners were mailed to various radiation oncologists as well as medical physicists, nurses, dosimetrists, and therapists located at four radiation oncology institutions. The results of the survey were published in […]
MERP helps facilitate a safety culture where greater attention is directed at confirming that detailed processes are performed correctly by referencing various standards, recommendations, and regulations.
MERP provides a methodology to measure performance against benchmark standards of practice.
Radiation oncology is an exceedingly complicated system where accidents happen. Any single error, combination, and propagation of errors in radiation oncology can negatively impact patient outcomes. An error reduction program helps institutions minimize risk to patients and health care workers.
MERP is a medical error reduction software program specifically designed to help minimize errors, improve performance, reduce cost, lessen liability, decrease regulatory infractions, and positively contribute to patient outcomes in the radiation oncology treatment delivery process.
Ineffective error management can lead to reduced quality, increased inefficiency, and increased legal and/or regulatory liabilities.
MERP is a powerful tool for implementing proactive risk reduction through error analysis and action plans. MERP facilitates a comprehensive approach to improving patient safety through the reduction of preventable systems-related errors.
