Products and Services in Radiation OncologyRadPhysics Services LLC
Building a Quality and Safety Culture
Products and Services in Radiation Oncology
Medical Error Reduction Program
Technical QA Program
Physics Services
Ensuring patient safety and compliance with regulations is a significant goal of healthcare systems [1]. RadPhysics Services (RPS) is the first company to developed a computerized medical error reduction program (MERP) for radiation oncology designed to reduce preventable systems-related medical errors and violations of regulatory requirements. MERP software is based on a proven and tested paper system developed over 10 years and implemented in over 42 radiation oncology centers throughout the country.
State Reporting Laws
MERP meets state requirements for medical error reduction. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have medical error reporting laws or are currently considering such legislation [2].
JCAHO, Agreement States, and ACR
MERP ensures your hospital or medical center complies with Joint Commission standards for patient safety, CRCPD recommended Agreement State regulations for radiation safety, and ACR recommendations for accreditation in radiation oncology.
RPS provides technical policies and procedures as a bench-mark for providing high quality patient care in radiation oncology. This comprehensive quality assurance, radiation safety, and quality management program provides hospitals and medical centers with detailed, step-by-step processes in the technical aspects of the radiation delivery process. JCAHO standards, Agreement State regulations, and ACR recommendations stipulate that detailed, written procedures in the patient treatment process must be established and implemented. Modules and additional services are available.
RPS provides a comprehensive physics solution for new and renovated radiation oncology centers. Some of these services include facility planning and shielding designs, licensing/registrations, radiation surveys, equipment selection, acceptance and commissioning of machines and equipment for IMRT, machine calibrations, IMRT QA and training, beam data measurements and notebooks, and computer treatment planning beam data acceptance.
[1] The November 1999 report of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), entitled To Err Is Human: Building A Safer Health System (Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1999), focused a great deal of attention on the issue of medical errors and patient safety. The report indicated that as many as 44,000 to 98,000 people die in hospitals each year as a result of medical errors.
[2] National Conference of State Legislatures: National Academy for State Health Policy, 12/03.