The Methodist Digestive Institute (MDI) at Methodist Dallas Medical Center consisting of Centers of Excellence (COE), as well as subspecialty programs and services, are uniquely positioned to address clinical needs and to remove barriers of care during the patient treatment continuum for digestive health.
MDI represents a dynamic collaborative of multidisciplinary physicians, researchers, and allied health professionals joined together for a unified purpose to improve and save the lives of patients who suffer digestive diseases and conditions.
MDI seeks to take the best features of an academic model that includes innovation, education, and research to create a new paradigm where such work can be done in a community setting to achieve game changing transformative care, clinical
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Not many organizations invest in this framework due to a lack of expertise, costs and recognized need. As data mining and informatics is at the forefront of changing and shaping our digestive heath delivery and improved clinical outcomes in the years to come, MDI is built on this cornerstone.
While the quality discussion exist, gastrointestinal (GI) specific quality measures are lagging behind in development; even some of the leading academic centers struggle with defining what quality is for GI healthcare outcomes.
Adding to our testament, MDI ranks among the highest in quality outcomes when compared to similar programs across the country. Patients seek us out and currently patients travel to Methodist Dallas from beyond the Dallas market or medical care in hepatobiliary/pancreas, GI, and Liver disease.
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