ASTRO PAAROT Program

ASTRO has developed the Performance Assessment for the Advancement of Radiation Oncology Treatment (PAAROT) program, which has been approved by the ABR as a Type 2 PQI project. PAAROT involves periodic chart review and reporting on measures, which are compared to a database of peer responses, expert consensus and evidence-based guidelines. Based upon this comparison, the physician is asked to select one measure to improve upon and make that the focus of that PQI project. In order to complete the PAAROT program, the radiation oncologist will write a brief description of the change that will be implemented that should result in the alignment of the selected measurement with the national average. After a period of remeasurement, the physician will submit a conclusion as to whether or not the desired change in outcomes resulted.

Download step-by-step instructions for entering data in PAAROT.

View an online demonstration of the PAAROT program.

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