Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings are the gold standard of modern clinical care - and one of the most documentation-intensive processes in healthcare. In oncology, a Tumour Board meeting may involve 8 to 12 specialists reviewing 10 to 20 patient cases in 90 minutes. In the US, the Joint Commission, and in the UK, NICE and NHS England, mandate MDT review for specific cancer pathways and complex cases. The clinical decisions made in these meetings must be recorded, attributed and traceable.
Capturing complex multi-professional deliberation
With Listen, the MDT meeting is recorded. Diarisation identifies each contributor: [Oncologist], [Radiologist], [Surgeon], [CNS], [Palliative Care]. The AI summary extracts the treatment recommendation, the rationale discussed, and any dissenting views noted. For individual consultations that feed into MDT review, see our article on medical consultations with Listen.
Regulatory and medico-legal requirements
Cancer Waiting Time targets (UK) and CMS quality reporting (US) both require demonstration that MDT review occurred and that clinical decisions were documented. Listen provides a contemporaneous record - timestamped and attributed - that satisfies these requirements while reducing the administrative burden on the MDT coordinator.
Ask each MDT member to introduce themselves with their specialty at the opening of the meeting. Listen uses these vocal signatures to improve attribution accuracy across a complex, fast-moving discussion.
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