Carroll Hospital has lifted its Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems “Overall Rating of the Hospital” score from 61.0 up to 76.5 in just four months. Other hospitals ...

Rounds focused on critically ill pediatric patients at the greatest risk for developing health care–associated conditions (HACs) reduced the rate of specific HACs by nearly 50% at a Colorado hospital, ...

In today’s patient-centered healthcare environment, the sustained commitment to quality and safety is an absolute imperative. The practice of rounding by nurses, physicians, support services and ...

(HealthDay)—Delayed physician rounding increases postpartum women's satisfaction with their hospital experience and patient-physician communication, according to a study published in the August issue ...

If you've watched an episode of "Scrubs," then you know that the interns at the fictional Sacred Heart teaching hospital spend at least part of each episode doing rounds. You can see doctors doing ...

Rounding the floor with front-line nurses and staff is more than just a management practice for leaders to show face — it is a vital tool for connecting with employees and driving meaningful change.

With top management affecting employee well-being and productivity and employee satisfaction trickling down to patients, hospital leaders need to successfully connect with staff. To conduct effective ...

While weekly safety rounds demonstrate an organization’s commitment to safety, leadership walk rounds are an opportunity to further reinforce that promise by bringing managers and leaders out of their ...