title: Rounds help keep the treatment team on task.
abstract: Mercy Medical Center in Canton, OH, established daily multidisciplinary rounds at the same time the case management department was being redesigned. Committee developed expectations for the rounds, including a script and checklist. Management audits the meetings periodically to ensure that the format is being followed. The redesign extended hours of case management coverage and added weekend coverage.
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D009820:Ohio; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care