title: Documenting for patient-focused care.
abstract: Hospitals across the country are rethinking the way health care is delivered. With a shift from inpatient to outpatient care, there is an effort to deliver quality, "patient-focused care" in the hospital setting. Multidisciplines have embarked in cross-training to provide immediate services at the bedside. The premise of "nursing" documentation is no longer feasible in multicaregiver environments. One hospital's adaptation to documentation methods to meet the needs of a patient-focused system is described.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mosher
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rademacher
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Day
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fanelli
mesh_terms: D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care