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. 2010 Mar;2(1):67-72.
doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-09-00060.1.

A new approach to postpartum rounds: patient-centered collaborative care improves efficiency

Sally Segel, Jason Hashima, William Thomas Gregory, Alison Edelman, Hong Li, Jeanne-Marie Guise

A new approach to postpartum rounds: patient-centered collaborative care improves efficiency

Sally Segel et al. J Grad Med Educ. 2010 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: At our institution, traditional postpartum rounds were time consuming and inefficient with a low percentage (approximately 12%) of patients meeting the goal of being discharged by 11:00 am. A patient-centered collaborative care (PCCC) initiative was implemented to improve discharge efficiency, staff communication, and patient satisfaction. We investigated whether this paradigm shift to PCCC could improve clinical inefficiencies and timely discharge.

Methods: The PCCC rounding system was created by a representative group of physicians, residents, nurses, case managers, and social workers. An intervention study was conducted to examine the impact of PCCC during which physicians, residents, medical students, nurses, case managers, and social workers made rounds together. Efficiency data were collected for patients whose infants were delivered by the obstetric service for a 1-month period before and 6 months after implementing PCCC. Comparisons were made on the time of discharge and whether Foley catheter removal affected discharge time. χ(2) test, Wilcoxon 2-sample test, and Pearson correlation coefficient were used where appropriate.

Results: Three hundred five patients were included in this analysis, of which 156 participated in traditional postpartum rounds and 149 in PCCC rounds. Discharge efficiency significantly improved with PCCC rounds, with 20.8% of patients being discharged by 11:00 am as compared to 11.5% for traditional postpartum rounds (P = .03). Early Foley catheter removal was significantly associated with time to discharge order (Pearson correlation coefficient, 0.22; P = .01) and discharge time (Pearson correlation coefficient, 0.28; P = .002).

Conclusions: Patient-centered collaborative care rounds improve the efficiency of postpartum care and discharge time.

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Association Between Foley Catheter Use and Discharge for Cesarean Section Patients
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Median Time of Foley Catheter Use in Traditional and Patient-Centered Collaborative Care (PCCC) Rounds
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