Does Rounding Order Bias Discharge Efficiency? Predictors of Discharge Timing on an Academic Urology Service.

Autor:	Paul CJ, Erickson BA, Nepple KG, Tracy CR
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality [J Healthc Qual] 2024 Jan-Feb 01; Vol. 46 (1), pp. 12-21.
DOI:	10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000415
Abstrakt:	Abstract: No previous works have analyzed whether the order in which surgical teams see patients on morning rounds affects discharge efficiency at teaching hospitals. We obtained perioperative urologic surgery timing data at our academic institution from 2014 to 2019. We limited the analysis to routine postoperative day 1 discharges. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine whether various hospital and patient factors were associated with discharge timing. We analyzed 1,494 patients. Average discharge order time was 11:22 a.m. and hospital discharge 1:24 p.m. Univariate regression revealed earlier discharge order time for patients seen later in rounds by 4 minutes per sequential room cluster (p = .013) and by 12 minutes per cluster when excluding short-stay patients. Multivariate analysis revealed discharge order placement did not vary significantly by rounding order. However, time of hospital discharge did (p < .001), likely due to speed of discharge in the designated short-stay units. Attending physician was the most consistent predictor in variations of discharge timing, with statistical significance across all measured outcomes. Patients seen later in rounding progression received earlier discharge orders, but this relationship does not remain in multivariate modeling or translate to earlier discharge. These findings have helped guide quality improvement efforts focused on discharge efficiency. Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflicts of interest. (Copyright © 2024 National Association for Healthcare Quality.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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