Use of Multisource Feedback to Improve Interdisciplinary Care Among Oncologists

Catherman, Kristen; Grey, Carl; Mattes, Malcolm D.

doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2017.05.017

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“…There are barriers to any multidisciplinary team functioning well, 15 especially for more acute oncologic emergencies like malignant ESCC, but related studies have also demonstrated the value of QI initiatives geared toward improving multidisciplinary care in the context of oncology departments, 16 cancer case conferences, 17 and specific conditions. 18 Important aspects of the management of ESCC that remained unchanged by this QI project were patient selection for surgery and time from surgical consultation to surgery, which may have been improved further by incorporating a surgeon into the didactic sessions themselves (all of which were delivered by a radiation oncologist).…”

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Quality Improvement Initiative to Enhance Multidisciplinary Management of Malignant Extradural Spinal Cord Compression

Mattes

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2020

JCO Oncology Practice

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PURPOSE: To determine if a quality improvement (QI) initiative could enhance multidisciplinary management of acute malignant extradural spinal cord compression (ESCC) at our institution. METHODS: The medical records of all 40 patients who received palliative radiotherapy for malignant ESCC from 2015 to 2017 were reviewed to determine the time course of key National Comprehensive Cancer Network guideline–supported workup and management steps. On the basis of the findings, a multidisciplinary group of physician stakeholders developed a clinical pathway to facilitate expedited care. The efficacy of this clinical pathway and the educational content provided to all relevant departments were then evaluated by comparing outcomes with data from a similarly reviewed follow-up cohort of 25 patients from 2018 to 2019. RESULTS: Patients treated for malignant ESCC after our QI intervention were more likely to undergo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the entire spine (64% v 44%; P = .013) and have a radiation oncology (RO) consultation before surgery (100% v 27%; P = .002). Median time from MRI to RO consultation decreased from 3 to 1 days ( P = .03). On subgroup analysis, initial trends toward delays in RO consultation for patients planning for surgery (median, 3 days) or for lack of prior cancer diagnosis (median, 4 days) were reduced to delays of 0 and 1 day, respectively, after the QI intervention. No significant differences were observed in time to surgical consultation or surgery itself. CONCLUSION: This QI study was able to stimulate better use of diagnostic imaging and earlier involvement of RO in multidisciplinary decision making, suggesting an effective approach to improving multidisciplinary care in other scenarios as well.

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