The computerized rounding report: implementation of a model system to support transitions of care.

Max Wohlauer V; Kyle O. Rove; Thomas J. Pshak; Christopher D. Raeburn; Ernest E. Moore; Chad Chenoweth; Apoorva Srivastava; Jonathan Pell; Randall B. Meacham; Mark R. Nehler

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The computerized rounding report: implementation of a model system to support transitions of care.

August 3, 2011

Wohlauer M, Rove KO, Pshak TJ, et al. J Surg Res. 2012;172(1):11-7.

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This study implemented a computerized rounding and sign-out tool, which supported greater efficiency for residents in their pre-rounding activities. The authors suggest that such tools can promote safe care transitions and promote compliance with resident work-hour restrictions.

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