title: To round or not to round: that is the question!
abstract: Bedside rounding and clinical examination has been an integral part of medical education and patient care for centuries. With the advent of computers and regulatory requirements for documentation by insurance carriers and third party providers, bedside rounding time has consistently decreased over the past several decades. Several studies have attempted to address the most effective way of bedside rounding, but no definite conclusion has been reached. We suggest multi-center broad base studies of key stakeholders to address this challenging issue.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medicine , Texas A&M University , Corpus Christi , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Salim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Surani
authors.affiliation: b Department of Medicine , The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Houston , TX , USA.|c Department of Medicine , The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston , Galveston , TX , USA.|d Department of Medicine , University General Hospital , Houston , TX , USA.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varon
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000592:standards*; D056164:Teaching Rounds / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Attending rounds; Bedside rounding; Outcomes; Patient-centered care; Physical examination