Impact of structured rounding tools on time allocation during multidisciplinary rounds: An observational study

JMIR Human Factors

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Abraham, Joanna ^a   Kannampallil, Thomas G ^a   Patel, Vimla L ^b   Patel, Bela ^c   Almoosa, Khalid F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Memorial Herman Katy Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Intensive care units; Teaching rounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 85054937430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22929495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/humanfactors.6642     Document Type: Article

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