Ways of and experience in strengthening ward rounds by attending doctors / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

The general clinical abilities of attending doctors are closely linked with the overall quality of patient care in a hospital. A set of quality standards for ward rounds by attending doctors were formulated in the author's hospital and an intensive evaluation was conducted by the experts team of the results of inspection and assessment. It is suggested that the hospital should tighten the quality control of ward rounds by attending doctors and pay serious attention to various problems that may occur. In particular, the hospital should set strict assessment standards for post qualification for attending doctors and strive to cultivate their clinical abilities after their post assumption. In addition, it should bring their talent into full play on the basis of vigorous management and assessment and discover and correct their shortcomings in ward rounds in a timely manner.