Virtual Multidisciplinary Review of a Complex Case Using a Digital Clinical Decision Support Tool to Improve Workflow Efficiency
| Autor: | Hoe Kuen Brandon Seah, Issam Al Jajeh, Espen Walker, Khee Chee Soo, Sharon Soon, Raymond Quah |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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clinical decision support
medicine.medical_specialty Computer science Data management digital tool Specialty Clinical decision support system Case review Multidisciplinary review 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Documentation medicine Medical physics 030212 general & internal medicine virtual MDT General Nursing Original Research business.industry 030503 health policy & services Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare General Medicine Data sharing Workflow workflow efficiency multidisciplinary team meetings 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare |
| ISSN: | 1178-2390 |
| Popis: | Khee Chee Soo,1 Issam Al Jajeh,2 Raymond Quah,3 Hoe Kuen Brandon Seah,4 Sharon Soon,4 Espen Walker4 1General Surgery Department, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore; 2Department of Pathology, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore; 3Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore; 4Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific, Ltd, SingaporeCorrespondence: Espen WalkerRoche Diagnostics Asia Pacific, Ltd, 8 Kallang Avenue #10-01/09 Aperia Tower 1, 339509, SingaporeTel +65 8428 0386Email espen.walker@roche.comObjective: Integration of distinct clinical perspectives in multi-disciplinary tumor board meetings is critical to determine optimal patient care. Digital tools can support the data consolidation needed for meeting preparation and data sharing during complex case reviews. In this paper, we assessed the value of a clinical decision support tool on workflow efficiency and conducting a complex case review of a dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) tumor.Methods: Case presentation was performed by each unique clinical specialty that had relevant information about the patient; an oncologist, a pathologist, and a radiologist. Virtual discussion was completed online with case presentation and documentation with NAVIFY Tumor Board. Workflow efficiency assessment was done through interviews and observation of the # of steps across different team members involved in preparing and conducting cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings before and after the implementation of the NAVIFY Tumor Board solution.Results: Case review consisted of surgical and therapeutic intervention history, distinct histological and sequencing patterns representative of DFSP, with radiological review to determine areas for surgical intervention. Consolidation of clinical input led to a recommendation of a formal external hemipelvectomy with potential chemotherapy. Workflow assessment demonstrated a 46% total reduction in the # of steps for meeting preparation (from 69 to 37), with specific changes based on role: data manager (33 to 15), pathologist (26 to 13), radiologist (no change), and logistics (5 to 4). There was a 31% total reduction in the # of steps for conducting the meeting (from 51 to 35).Conclusion: Utilizing a digital clinical decision support tool helped to consolidate patient data and improved case presentation through workflow efficiency. This allowed for improved interdisciplinary discussion on a complex DFSP case and supported the determination of a clinical decision.Keywords: multidisciplinary team meetings, clinical decision support, digital tool, workflow efficiency, virtual MDT |
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