Table 1.

Excellence requirements for LC-MDTs

Area	Excellence requirement
Staff	Members of LC-MDTs must belong to different disciplines and have experience in their fields
	Members of LC-MDTs must show respect for the patients and their colleagues, and favor an environment of fluid communication
	All the disciplines involved in LC-MDTs must be accessible for queries that may arise during the evolution of the disease, and show collaboration to network with other hospitals and specialists
	Members of LC-MDTs must have an accredited academic training that demonstrates their technical and professional skills
	There must be a leader who coordinates and channels the different opinions presented at LC-MDTs meetings [19, 20]
Resources	The room where LC-MDT meetings are held must be in a quiet place and properly soundproof to preserve confidentiality. Its size and distribution must be adequate to provide a seat to all the members, to see and hear each other, and to see the tests and diagnostic images of the presented cases [20]
	There must be sufficient technical resources for the performance of care, in terms of equipment, staff, computer resources, or physical space, for the proper functioning of every specialty
	LC-MDTs must count on administrative support [7]
	The format of presentation of the cases must be standardized, for what support computer tools may be used; it is highly recommended to use the same model of electronic record among the different hospitals that participate in the same LC-MDTs [7]
	Cases must be included in an agenda in advance, before an agreed deadline, with flexibility for the addition of justified last-minute cases. Communication systems that guarantee the privacy of the information must be used [20]
	Due to the increase of online LC-MDT meetings scheduled, tools and facilities for good quality videoconferences must be provided, by which reports and images of complementary tests can be shared and accessed [20]
Organization	Standard operating procedures must be written and periodically updated
	LC-MDT meetings must be held regularly, at a previously agreed time [7]
	Decisions made at LC-MDT must be recorded in a format accessible to all the professionals involved in the care process [7, 19, 20]
	Meetings must be held during ordinary working hours, and this time consumption must be considered in the organization of clinical departments [20]
	Patients must be informed of each step within the multidisciplinary process [1]
	LC-MDTs must meet at least once a year to review the activity of the previous period and audit the results, to carry out changes in protocols and procedures and improve the performance of the unit / center, when needed [1]
	It is recommended to hold regular meetings to update and analyze the LC-MTD objectives, and to discuss management issues
	All LC-MDT decisions must be documented in an understandable way and be part of the patient’s records [1]

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