PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Muething, Stephen E. AU - Kotagal, Uma R. AU - Schoettker, Pamela J. AU - del Rey, Javier Gonzalez AU - DeWitt, Thomas G. TI - Family-Centered Bedside Rounds: A New Approach to Patient Care and Teaching AID - 10.1542/peds.2006-2528 DP - 2007 Apr 01 TA - Pediatrics PG - 829--832 VI - 119 IP - 4 4099 - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/119/4/829.short 4100 - http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/119/4/829.full SO - Pediatrics2007 Apr 01; 119 AB - The importance of patient-centered care and the role of families in decision-making are becoming more recognized. Starting with a single acute care unit, a multidisciplinary improvement team at Cincinnati Children's Hospital developed and implemented a new process that allows families to decide if they want to be part of attending-physician rounds. Family involvement seems to improve communication, shares decision-making, and offers new learning for residents and students. Despite initial concerns of staff members, family-centered rounds has been widely accepted and spread throughout the institution. Here we report our experiences as a potential model to improve family-centered care and teaching.