Multidisciplinary Rounds (MDR)

Abstract

MDR at Berkshire Medical Center is a clinical quality-improvement implementation system that has driven sustained high-level performance in the American Heart Association's GWTGs. MDR has changed our culture, improved coordination of care, been flexible, and facilitated rapid and sustained process improvement. Improvement in evidence-based cardiovascular processes for CAD, stroke and heart failure have been associated with improved in hospital AMI mortality and decreased overall community cardiovascular, AMI, stroke and heart failure mortality. MDR can be used by multiple organizations to drive care improvement.