Electronic charting of radiation therapy planning and treatment: Report of Task Group 262 Guidelines

  


Authors: Mechalakos, J. G.; Dieterich, S.; Fong de los Santos, L. E.; Fontenla, S. C.; Hanley, J.; Harwalkar, V. A.; Hong, L. X.; Huang, Y. J.; Kim, G. G. Y.; Richardson, S. L.; Sutlief, S. G.; Yaddanapudi, S.; Merkel, S.; Parry, M.
Title: Electronic charting of radiation therapy planning and treatment: Report of Task Group 262
Abstract: While most Radiation Oncology clinics have adopted electronic charting in one form or another, no consensus document exists that provides guidelines for safe and effective use of the Radiation Oncology electronic medical records (RO-EMR). Task Group 262 was formed to provide these guidelines as well as to provide recommendations to vendors for improving electronic charting functionality in future. Guidelines are provided in the following areas: Implementation and training for the RO-EMR, acceptance testing and quality assurance (QA) of the RO-EMR, use of the RO-EMR as an information repository, use of the RO-EMR as a workflow manager, electronic charting for brachytherapy and nonstandard treatments, and information technology (IT) considerations associated with the RO-EMR. The report was based on a literature search by the task group, an extensive survey of task group members on their respective RO-EMR practices, an AAPM membership survey on electronic charting, as well as group consensus. © 2021 American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Keywords: controlled study; quality control; consensus; radiotherapy; practice guideline; oncology; prescription; electronic medical record; radiation oncology; quality assurance; brachytherapy; medical computing; information technology; surveys; checklist; manager; workflow; emr; personnel training; it infrastructure; acceptance testing; human; article; electronic medical records; treatment history; task groups; literature search; acceptance tests; care path; chart check; electronic approval; electronic charting; electronic document; implementation committee; workflow design; written directive; group consensus; information repositories
Journal Title: Medical Physics
Volume: 48
Issue: 11
ISSN: 0094-2405
Publisher: American Association of Physicists in Medicine  
Date Published: 2021-11-01
Start Page: e927
End Page: e968
Language: English
DOI: 10.1002/mp.15116
PUBMED: 34287961
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 December 2021 -- Source: Scopus
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