Event Title
Avoid, Delay, Shorten. Results of Radiation Oncology’s COVID19 Patient Exposure Risk Mitigation Guidelines
Start Date
5-28-2020 9:00 AM
End Date
5-28-2020 5:00 PM
Description
We implemented evidence-based COVID19 guidelines on 3/16/20 to minimize patient exposure risks by avoiding, delaying, and shortening patient treatments when possible.
We analyzed the effectiveness of our COVID guidelines by comparing the number of new patient starts and number of treatments before and after implementation.
Our department successfully decreased patient exposure risk by reducing new prescription starts, rates of longer treatment courses, and overall number of treatment encounters in an evidence-based approach.
Keywords
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, exposure, risk, mitigation, throughput, radiation, oncology
Avoid, Delay, Shorten. Results of Radiation Oncology’s COVID19 Patient Exposure Risk Mitigation Guidelines
We implemented evidence-based COVID19 guidelines on 3/16/20 to minimize patient exposure risks by avoiding, delaying, and shortening patient treatments when possible.
We analyzed the effectiveness of our COVID guidelines by comparing the number of new patient starts and number of treatments before and after implementation.
Our department successfully decreased patient exposure risk by reducing new prescription starts, rates of longer treatment courses, and overall number of treatment encounters in an evidence-based approach.
Comments
Presented at the 2020 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference