2022
Creating a Process for the Implementation of Tiered Huddles in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Merchant NB, O'Neal J, Montoya A, Cox GR, Murray JS. Creating a Process for the Implementation of Tiered Huddles in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Military Medicine 2022, 188: 901-906. PMID: 35312000, PMCID: PMC9383570, DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth AdministrationPatient careVeterans Affairs Medical CenterVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare systemNon-clinical staffHigh-quality patient careQuality patient careCare coordinationFrontline staffMedical CenterLack of responsivenessPatient safetySubsequent outcomesHealthcare organizationsShift hoursTimely identificationCoronavirus testingStaffing levelsEquipment concernsCurrent literatureHealthcare institutionsCarePilot testingPilot service
2017
Bedside Rounds Valued But Not Preferred
Merchant NB, Federman DG. Bedside Rounds Valued But Not Preferred. Southern Medical Journal 2017, 110: 531-537. PMID: 28771651, DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000000689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-friendly languagePatient-centered careClinical skillsTrainees' clinical skillsPatient confusionMajor barrierPatient careBedside roundsPrior exposurePhysiciansPhysical examination skillsQualtrics survey toolResidency programsFive-point Likert scaleExamination skillsTrainee educationProlongationCareSurvey toolBDRLikert scaleResidentsPotential concernOral presentationsPatients