Accuracy of Laboratory Data Communication on ICU Daily Rounds Using an Electronic Health Record

• Published in: Critical care medicine Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 179
• Main Authors: Artis, Kathryn A, Dyer, Edward, Mohan, Vishnu, Gold, Jeffrey A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2017
• Subjects: Clinical Laboratory Techniques - standards; Clinical Laboratory Techniques - statistics & numerical data; Communication; Electronic Health Records; Humans; Intensive Care Units - standards; Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data; Interprofessional Relations; Patient Care Team; Teaching Rounds - methods; Teaching Rounds - standards

Accurately communicating patient data during daily ICU rounds is critically important since data provide the basis for clinical decision making. Despite its importance, high fidelity data communication during interprofessional ICU rounds is assumed, yet unproven. We created a robust but simple metho...