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» Daily multidisciplinary rounds shorten length of stay for trauma patients
"...we have seen a 36% increase in patient volume and a 15% decrease in length of stay. “Bypass” status—inability to accept admissions—has been virtually eliminated. This effect has been sustained. By providing a forum for clear communications among all providers, discharge rounds have streamlined the care of complex trauma patients. As health care resources become ever more constrained, this sort of multidisciplinary effort is a viable option for senior physicians to directly impact hospital performance." Dutton, Richard P. MD et al. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care. 55(5):913-919, November 2003. [Read More...]

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