Will Multidisciplinary Collaboration Reduce the Disability Rate of Diabetic Foot (2009-2019)?-A Study Based on the Perspective of Organizational Reform.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Discuss the experience and practice of multidisciplinary cooperation of diabetic foot in China and analyze its impact on the quality of care. Methods: This study observed the medical procedure by interviewing 12 key personnel in-depth. We extracted data from medical records and assessed the effect of MDT in three dimensions: quality, efficiency, and cost, to eventually achieve a final conclusion. Results: The studied reform includes the following three aspects: the adjustment of hospital buildings layout and disciplines, one-stop outpatient, and one-stop inpatient service. After the multidisciplinary collaboration, the rate of above-knee amputation is reduced by 3.63%, the disability score per 100 diabetic foot patients decreases by 6.12, the average length

SUBMITTER: Hou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8531470 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature