The impact of COVID-19 workflow changes on radiation oncology incident reporting.
Volpini ME, Lekx‐Toniolo K, Mahon R, et al. The impact of COVID‐19 workflow changes on radiation oncology incident reporting. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022;23(11):e13742. doi:10.1002/acm2.13742.
The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically impacted the way that health care teams function. This study examined how COVID-19-related workflow changes affected reporting of medical errors and near misses occurring in one hospital’s radiation oncology program. After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was fewer incidents reported overall, but an increase in submissions related to poor documentation and communication.