Making Room at the Bedside: Improving Communication Alongside Medical Education Through Interdisciplinary Rounds.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2021
Abstract
Interdisciplinary rounding has been shown to improve patient safety and provider engagement. Many models for interdisciplinary rounding have been proposed but few focus on preserving bedside medical education. The authors changed the interdisciplinary bedside rounding model to accommodate more time for medical education. The objective was to assess perceptions of communication, care coordination, and teamwork surrounding this change. Resident and attending physicians and unit-based nursing staff completed an anonymous online survey prior to and following the rounding intervention. Length of stay on medical units also was monitored prior to and following the rounding intervention. Following the intervention, there were perceived improvements in interdisciplinary communication, care coordination, and teamwork, and there were no significant changes in length of stay.
Volume
36
Issue
1
First Page
42
Last Page
48
ISSN
1555-824X
Published In/Presented At
Wickersham, A., Zavodnick, J., Thum, A., Robertson, B., & Ackermann, L. (2021). Making Room at the Bedside: Improving Communication Alongside Medical Education Through Interdisciplinary Rounds. American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality, 36(1), 42–48. https://doi.org/10.1177/1062860620908058
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
32126794
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article