PURPOSE: This study assessed the impact of the navify Tumor Board digital tool on multidisciplinary team tumor boards’ (MDTs) efficiency, comparing its streamlined workflow and preparation to conventional, time-consuming methods. METHODS: This prospective observational study (January–June 2021) compared MDT phase durations (preparation, discussion, follow-up) using the navify Tumor Board platform versus conventional methods for integrated patient data management and decision-making. RESULTS: The navify Tumor Board significantly improved MDT efficiency across all phases compared to conventional methods. In the preparation phase, it reduced the time needed for cancer staging imaging checks and sending meeting materials by 8.62% (p< 0.001). During the discussion phase, it decreased the time required for presenting patient history, reviewing pathology/immunohistochemistry results, and gathering expert opinions, leading to a 21.26% overall reduction in discussion time (p< 0.001). For post-discussion follow-up, it saved 76.54% of the time required recording MDT comments (p< 0.001) and 33.43% of the time needed to schedule second discussions (p= 0.011). Overall, the Navify Tumor Board reduced the total MDT process time by 35.37% (p< 0.001), demonstrating its potential to streamline multidisciplinary cancer care decision-making. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that the navify Tumor Board tool can significantly improve the efficiency of MDT workflows in Taiwan.
目的：本研究评估了navify肿瘤委员会数字工具对多学科团队肿瘤委员会（MDT）工作效率的影响，并将其简化的工作流程和准备工作与传统耗时方法进行了比较。方法：这项前瞻性观察研究（2021年1月至6月）比较了使用navify肿瘤委员会平台与传统方法在整合患者数据管理和决策过程中各MDT阶段（准备、讨论、随访）的耗时情况。结果：与传统方法相比，navify肿瘤委员会显著提升了MDT各阶段的工作效率。在准备阶段，该工具将癌症分期影像检查及会议材料发送所需时间减少了8.62%（p<0.001）。在讨论阶段，其缩短了患者病史汇报、病理/免疫组化结果复核及专家意见收集所需时间，使讨论总时长整体减少21.26%（p<0.001）。在讨论后随访阶段，该工具节省了76.54%的MDT意见记录时间（p<0.001）和33.43%的二次讨论安排时间（p=0.011）。总体而言，Navify肿瘤委员会使MDT全流程时间缩短35.37%（p<0.001），展现了其优化多学科癌症诊疗决策流程的潜力。结论：本研究表明，navify肿瘤委员会工具能显著提升台湾地区MDT工作流程的效率。
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