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Abstract

Qualified medical physicists (QMPs) are in a unique position to influence the creation and application of key performance indicators (KPIs) across diverse practices in health care. Developing KPIs requires the involvement of stakeholders in the area of interest. Fundamentally, KPIs should provide actionable information for the stakeholders using or viewing them. During development, it is important to strongly consider the underlying data collection for the KPI, making it automatic whenever possible. Once the KPI has been validated, it is important to setup a review cycle and be prepared to adjust the underlying data or action levels if the KPI is not performing as intended. Examples of specific KPIs for QMPs of common scopes of practice are provided to act as models to aid in implementation. KPIs are a useful tool for QMPs, regardless of the scope of practice or practice environment, to enhance the safety and quality of care being delivered.

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Title
An introduction to key performance indicators for medical physicists
Author
DiCostanzo, Dominic J 1 ; Kumaraswamy, Lalith K 2 ; Shuman, Jillian 3 ; Pavord, Daniel C 4 ; Hu, Yanle 5 ; Jordan, David W 6 ; Christopher Waite‐Jones 7 ; Hsu, Annie 8 

 Department of Radiation Oncology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA 
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Novant Health Cancer Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 
 Department of Radiology, Ascension Via Christi Saint Francis, Wichita, Kansas, USA 
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 
 Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 
 Departments of Radiation Safety and Radiology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 
 Centennial Medical Physics, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA 
 Department of Medical Physics, Edmond Odette Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 
Section
MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSION
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Aug 2022
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
e-ISSN
15269914
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2699644339
Copyright
© 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.