Utilizing the Multidisciplinary Team for Planning and Monitoring Care and Quality Improvement

Abstract

Multidisciplinary team management of patients with rectal cancer requires a dedicated group of surgeons, medical and radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, and mid-level providers who meet to discuss every patient with rectal cancer. The data from that meeting is collected prospectively, recommendations made for case, follow-up obtained, and quality issues monitored. Improved case is the result.

Keywords

multidisciplinary team - outcomes - rectal cancer - quality

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