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  • Title: Family-centered bedside rounds: a new approach to patient care and teaching.
    Author: Muething SE, Kotagal UR, Schoettker PJ, Gonzalez del Rey J, DeWitt TG.
    Journal: Pediatrics; 2007 Apr; 119(4):829-32. PubMed ID: 17403858.
    Abstract:
    The importance of patient-centered care and the role of families in decision-making are becoming more recognized. Starting with a single acute care unit, a multidisciplinary improvement team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital developed and implemented a new process that allows families to decide if they want to be part of attending-physician rounds. Family involvement seems to improve communication, shares decision-making, and offers new learning for residents and students. Despite initial concerns of staff members, family-centered rounds has been widely accepted and spread throughout the institution. Here we report our experiences as a potential model to improve family-centered care and teaching.
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