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Content and functional specifications for a standards-based multidisciplinary rounding tool to maintain continuity across acute and critical care.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Maintaining continuity of care (CoC) in the inpatient setting is dependent on aligning goals and tasks with the plan of care (POC) during multidisciplinary rounds (MDRs). A number of locally developed rounding tools exist, yet there is a lack of standard content and functional specifications for electronic tools to support MDRs within and across settings. OBJECTIVE: To identify content and functional requirements for an MDR tool to support CoC. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We collected discrete clinical data elements (CDEs) discussed during rounds for 128 acute and critical care patients. To capture CDEs, we developed and validated an iPad-based observational tool based on informatics CoC standards. We observed 19 days of rounds and conducted eight group and individual interviews. Descriptive and bivariate statistics and network visualization were conducted to understand associations between CDEs discussed during rounds with a particular focus on the POC. Qualitative data were thematically analyzed. All analyses were triangulated. RESULTS: We identified the need for universal and configurable MDR tool views across settings and users and the provision of messaging capability. Eleven empirically derived universal CDEs were identified, including four POC CDEs: problems, plan, goals, and short-term concerns. Configurable POC CDEs were: rationale, tasks/'to dos', pending results and procedures, discharge planning, patient preferences, need for urgent review, prognosis, and advice/guidance. DISCUSSION: Some requirements differed between settings; yet, there was overlap between POC CDEs. CONCLUSIONS: We recommend an initial list of 11 universal CDEs for continuity in MDRs across settings and 27 CDEs that can be configured to meet setting-specific needs.

SUBMITTER: Collins S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3994860 | biostudies-other | 2014 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Content and functional specifications for a standards-based multidisciplinary rounding tool to maintain continuity across acute and critical care.

Collins Sarah S Hurley Ann C AC Chang Frank Y FY Illa Anisha R AR Benoit Angela A Laperle Sarah S Dykes Patricia C PC

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 20130930 3

<h4>Background</h4>Maintaining continuity of care (CoC) in the inpatient setting is dependent on aligning goals and tasks with the plan of care (POC) during multidisciplinary rounds (MDRs). A number of locally developed rounding tools exist, yet there is a lack of standard content and functional specifications for electronic tools to support MDRs within and across settings.<h4>Objective</h4>To identify content and functional requirements for an MDR tool to support CoC.<h4>Materials and methods</ ...[more]

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Content and functional specifications for a standards-based multidisciplinary rounding tool to maintain continuity across acute and critical care.

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Content and functional specifications for a standards-based multidisciplinary rounding tool to maintain continuity across acute and critical care.

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