Process Re-Engineering and Data Integration Using Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources for the...

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Medical Technology
• Cancer Care Management

Background:

• Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings are crucial for cancer treatment planning.
• Manual coordination and information sharing in MDTs lead to inefficiencies and delays.
• Digitization is needed to optimize MDT workflows and improve decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

• To optimize and digitize the MDT workflow using an integrated information platform.
• To implement the NAVIFY Tumor Board (NTB) and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard.
• To improve the efficiency and accuracy of cancer care decision-making processes.

Main Methods:

• Process re-engineering of MDT workflow at a medical center.
• Implementation of the cloud-based NAVIFY Tumor Board (NTB) platform.
• Data integration using Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) and application programming interfaces (APIs).
• User experience design and ethnographic observations to identify pain points.
• Comparative analysis of MDT processes before and after NTB integration.

Main Results:

• The MDT workflow was streamlined from 83 steps to 33 steps, a 60% reduction.
• Coordinated activity time decreased from 30 minutes to 5 minutes.
• FHIR standard facilitated seamless data aggregation, analysis, and conversion.
• Improved system interoperability and data consolidation across different hospital information systems.

Conclusions:

• Digitization and optimization of MDT meetings significantly enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• The FHIR standard enables effective integration of scattered medical data.
• The implemented platform improved coordination and productivity in cancer care.
• Further research on tumor board platform usability is recommended.