{
  "abstract": "Background Interdisciplinary rounds (IDR) are ubiquitous in hospitals; however, empirical outcomes data linked to a clearly defined standard framework remain lacking.Methods This is a pre/post-quasi-experimental study on five inpatient medicine units. The authors created a novel IDR framework TASSK-IT ( Timing, Attendance, Steering, Scripted Key elements and Information Technology). They used patient list dashboards that extracted relevant information for each key element, developed a script that generates an assigned action plan and displayed them on large unit-based screens. All patients discharged from the units that implemented TASSK-IT were reviewed for improvements in observed: expected length of stay, Foley and central line catheter days and related infections, hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) and advance care planning (ACP) documentation.Results There was a reduction in O:E LOS (0.92 vs 0.84, p<0.001), percent of indwelling urinary catheter days per 1000 inpatient days (9.88% vs 4.52%, p<0.001), catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates per 1000 inpatient days (0.14 vs 0.03, p=0.002), central line days per 1000 inpatient days (7.7% vs 6.35%, p<0.001), central line-associated bloodstream infection rate per 1000 device and patient days (2.21 vs 0.43, p=0.002) and (0.17 vs 0.03, p=0.001), respectively, and HAPIs (3.13 vs 1.92, p=0.006). Documentation of ACP improved by completion of electronic medical orders for life-sustaining treatment (EMOLST) (15.87% vs 67.22%, p<0.001) and ACP notes (45.22 vs 59.05%, p<0.001).Conclusion This descriptive analysis and implementation of TASSK-IT served as a novel structure of IDR that demonstrated a positive impact on patient outcomes.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Marwa Moussa"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Erwin Wang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "NYU Langone Health, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Yunan Zhao"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "White Plains Hospital, White Plains, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Michael Wachs"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Julia Capelli"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Frank Volpicelli"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Cristina M. Gonzalez"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Standardising interdisciplinary rounds (IDR) structure using ‘TASSK-IT’: description of an innovative framework with positive preliminary outcomes data",
  "uid": "2b810dc4-72d5-513d-b01e-84ad8171e5ac"
}