Background: Family centered rounds (FCR) was first defined by Sisterhen in 2007 as “interdisciplinary work rounds at the bedside in which patient and family share in the control of the management plan as well as in the evaluation of the process itself.”1 Since then, recognition of the benefits of FCR have led to widespread adoption. [...]

Background: Family centered rounds (FCR) is an important approach in patient care that allows for multi-disciplinary collaboration and active involvement of patients and families in shared medical decision making. FCR has been recognized by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) as a standard of care but the definition and implementation of FCR can be highly [...]

Background: Family-centered rounds on our pediatric hospital medicine teaching service, which cares for patients in multiple units throughout the hospital, are often prolonged with unpredictable progression. This contributes to inconsistent nursing participation, inefficiencies in patient care, and variable end times. Through the implementation of scheduled-based rounding, our aims were to: 1) start 90% of rounds [...]

Background: Family centered rounds (FCR) are used in pediatric hospital settings as a multidisciplinary method to communicate with families and involve them in medical decisions. This study is intended to evaluate how medical providers and families perceive family centered rounds and their effectiveness in providing care to patients. Methods: Participants include patient families, medical residents, [...]

Background: The 2011 AAP policy statement regarding recommendations for a safe infant sleeping environment included hospitalized infants, but unsafe sleep practices continue to be common in hospitalized infants. Safe sleep position compliance was observed to be low at Baystate Chidlren’s Hospital (BCH), as described in a prior abstract (http://abstract.staging.hospitalmedicine.org/abstract/improving-infant-safe-sleep-practices-in-the-inpatient-setting-using-qi-methodology/). Interventions designed to improve rates of [...]

Background: In 2012, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a statement recommending a standard practice for families and nurses to participate in rounds. Family-centered rounds (FCR) improves patient safety, patient and family satisfaction, provider satisfaction, interdisciplinary communication, and discharge planning. However, coordinating FCR in an easy and efficient manner to include all stakeholders remains a [...]