Multidisciplinary teams and ICT: a qualitative study exploring the use of technology and its impact on multidisciplinary team meetings

Janssen, Anna; Robinson, Tracy; Brunner, Melissa; Harnett, Paul; Museth, Kylie E.; Shaw, Tim

doi:10.1186/s12913-018-3242-3

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“…This work has also led to a “process optimization culture” within MTB teams, whereby members actively examine elements of the value chain to seek improvements and streamline both processes and software enhancements. This is in agreement with findings from Janssen et al 20 that real-time data and image can improve patient coordination but may not be optimally utilized by teams. For example, during pathology preparation in the legacy method, it was customary for residents to prepare photomicrographs and then store them in a dedicated departmental drive.…”

Section: The Birth Of a Digital Tool For Tumor Boardssupporting

confidence: 92%

A clinician’s perspective on co-developing and co-implementing a digital tumor board solution

Hammer

Prime

2020

Health Informatics J

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Healthcare has entered the information age. This will deliver huge opportunities for healthcare providers to deliver more individualized treatments for patients, and as such improve outcomes. Nowhere is the prospect greater than in cancer care. Healthcare providers now need to manage the challenge of how to best capture, interpret and exploit insights from real-world clinical data. A significant aspect of cancer care is the challenge of preparing and conducting tumor boards. Currently, data are distributed across multiple systems and cannot be easily aggregated or integrated. In recognition that no suitable solution existed, the University of Missouri School of Medicine, in partnership with Roche, have co-developed and co-implemented a digital tumor board solution. This article describes the development process and the enablers and barriers for adoption from a clinician’s perspective. In addition, it reflects on some of the key factors for success and some of the future opportunities.

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Section: The Birth Of a Digital Tool For Tumor Boardssupporting

confidence: 92%

A clinician’s perspective on co-developing and co-implementing a digital tumor board solution

Hammer

Prime

2020

Health Informatics J

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“…Involvement in an MDT is, of itself, a means of professional development . In Australia, some 70% of MDT members perceive education as a key purpose of meetings with emphasis given to ad hoc educational activities, such as sharing of information following conferences and the role of meetings as an important training opportunity for junior clinicians …”

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The challenge of putting principles into practice: Resource tensions and real‐world constraints in multidisciplinary oncology team meetings

Lamprell

Arnolda

Delaney

et al. 2019

Asia-Pac J Clncl Oncology

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The challenge of putting principles into practice: Resource tensions and real-world constraints in multidisciplinary oncology team meetings. AbstractMultidisciplinary oncology team meetings are crucial hubs for integrated, patient-centered diagnosis and treatment planning. Team meetings are designed to enact the best practice principles of multidisciplinary care. Yet surveys of clinicians and allied health providers who are members of multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) identify real-world constraints on putting principles into practice.We review the guidelines for multidisciplinary care set out by Cancer Australia and scope the realworld constraints in enacting each of these guidelines, focusing on the crucial MDT meeting component of multidisciplinary care. We discuss resources and strategies required for compliance. K E Y W O R D Scancer, clinical decision-making, resource allocationAs vital as meetings are to the effective functioning of the model, team members face time, resource and interpersonal constraints that threaten their capacity to attend meetings and to achieve quality decision-making within meetings. 7,8 Surveys of team members identify

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“… 18 Many gaps in the system remain, and one-way discharge summaries from hospital medical practitioners to primary care practitioners continue to be the mainstay of discharge communication, even when multidisciplinary teams are internationally recognized as the preferred method of healthcare delivery. 19 …”

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Methods and Effectiveness of Communication Between Hospital Allied Health and Primary Care Practitioners: A Systematic Narrative Review

Sheehan¹,

Laver²,

Bhopti³

et al. 2021

JMDH

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Background There is a compelling rationale that effective communication between hospital allied health and primary care practitioners may improve the quality and continuity of patient care. It is not known which methods of communication to use, nor how effectively they facilitate the transition of care when a patient is discharged home from hospital. Our systematic review aims to investigate the methods and effectiveness of communication between hospital allied health and primary care practitioners. Methods Systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies with narrative synthesis. Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycInfo and Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Sources were searched from January 2003 until January 2020 for studies that examined hospital-based allied health professionals communicating with community-based primary care practitioners. Risk of bias in the different study designs was appraised using recognized tools and a content analysis conducted of the methodologies used. Results From the located 12,281 papers (duplicates removed), 24 studies met the inclusion criteria with hospital allied health communicating in some form with primary care practitioners. While none of the included studies specifically investigated the methods or effectiveness of communication between hospital allied health and primary care practitioners, 12 of the 24 studies described processes that addressed components of their discharge communication. Four enablers to effective communication between hospital allied health and primary care practitioners were identified: multidisciplinary care plans, patient and caregiver involvement, health information technology and a designated person for follow up/care management. Conclusion There is currently no “gold standard” method or measure of communication between hospital allied health and primary care practitioners. There is an urgent need to develop and evaluate multidisciplinary communication with enhanced information technologies to improve collaboration across care settings and facilitate the continuity of integrated people-centered care.

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Multidisciplinary teams and ICT: a qualitative study exploring the use of technology and its impact on multidisciplinary team meetings

Cited by 37 publications

References 29 publications

A clinician’s perspective on co-developing and co-implementing a digital tumor board solution

A clinician’s perspective on co-developing and co-implementing a digital tumor board solution

The challenge of putting principles into practice: Resource tensions and real‐world constraints in multidisciplinary oncology team meetings

Methods and Effectiveness of Communication Between Hospital Allied Health and Primary Care Practitioners: A Systematic Narrative Review

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