Assignment Questions:
- Why has MD Anderson moved to multidisciplinary centers forcancer care?
- Describe the structure and organization of the head and neckcenter? What activities, specialists, and facilities are included in theCenter? Why?
- What activities are shared across multiple centers? Why?
- How does the coordination and integration of care for a patientactually take place? What are the supporting mechanisms?
- How does the Center create value for patients?
- Why is MD Anderson considering the new endocrine center? Doesthe idea make sense?
- What factors have allowed the head and neck center (and othermultidisciplinary centers) to be successful at MD Anderson?
- How can MD Anderson’s approach to cancer care be improved?
- Can MD Anderson’s approach be applied to cancer care in otherproviders? Community hospitals? How would it be adopted?