Background: Third and fourth year medical students’ experience on general internal medicine ward teams is an integral part of medical student education. At many institutions this experience includes participation in unit based Care Coordination Rounds (CCRs), including our own. These daily multidisciplinary discharge planning meetings are ubiquitous, however students are often uncomfortable presenting at these [...]

Background: Early discharges from inpatient units improve throughput from the Emergency Department (ED) and reduce ED boarding. ED boarding increases patient safety events, provider burnout, and decreases patient satisfaction. Multidisciplinary communication between hospitalists, nursing staff and case management is essential for facilitating early discharges from inpatient medicine units. Such communication frequently requires in-person care coordination [...]

Background: Care Coordination Rounds (CCR) provide an opportunity for members of the multidisciplinary health care team to communicate as a group regarding the care and discharge planning of hospitalized patients. The use of CCR has been found to improve efficiency and patient experience, while reducing healthcare expenditures, inpatient length of stay, and unnecessary readmissions. The [...]