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COVID-19 challenged interdisciplinary exchange and QM measures for patient safety. Regular MDCs between radiologists and intensive care unit (ICU) physicians, introduced in our hospital in 2018, enable re-evaluation of imaging examinations and bilateral feedback. MDC protocols from 2020 to 2021 were analysed regarding imaging-related QM events. Epidemiological data on COVID-19 were matched with MDCs. 333 MDCs including 1324 radiological examinations in 857 patients (median age\u2009=\u200964 (IQR\u2009=\u200955\u201373) years, 66.7% male) were analysed. MDCs were held within a median of 1\u00a0day after imaging (IQR\u2009=\u20091\u20133). QM events were identified in 2.7% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200936\/1324) of examinations. This represented a significant decrease compared to a control group from 2018\/2019 (QM events identified in 14.0%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). 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