New Rounding Model Summary

Hospital resources and capabilities are obstacles that need to be overcome when implementing new rounding models (Butterfield, 2014). Also, the costs and financials associated with the improvement pose barriers (Butterfield, 2014). To tackle any one of those obstacles, hospital leaders must take a hard look at its organizations' resources and decide which methods are most practical (Butterfield, 2014). Other limitations of multidisciplinary rounds include lack of teamwork, which can lead to a lack of engagement among physicians and other staff (IHI, 2015). IHI (2015) suggest starting slow and small. Test a small unit to gauge acceptance. As acceptance spreads, recruit more units. Another barrier is the frequency of patients transferring between