Does multidisciplinary videoconferencing between a head-and-neck cancer centre and its partner hospital add value to their patient care and decision-making? A mixed-method evaluation.

Lidia S van HuizenPieter DijkstraGyorgy B HalmosJohanna G M van den HoekKlaas T van der LaanOda B WijersKees AhausJan G A M de VisscherJan Roodenburg

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

The added value of the video-conferenced MDT is small considering patient care, but the specialists recognised that it is important to keep their medical viewpoints aligned and that their patients benefit from the discussions on complex cases.

Keyphrases

decision making
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patient reported outcomes
hiv testing