Geographic Cohorting: What Have We Learned?
Geographic cohorting involves assigning patients and their clinical teams to specific hospital units to improve communication, workflow, and collaborative care.
The approach, also known as Geographic Cohorting (GCh), has been adopted by 64% of hospitalists, driven by a desire to improve communication and workflow efficiency.
- Improve communication through proximity
- Enable collaborative care teams
However, data on patient outcomes and workflow efficiency are mixed and limited by study methodology.
Geographic cohorting (GCh) refers to the assignment of patients and their clinician team to a specific hospital unit.
A comprehensive review by Kashiwagi et al. highlights the need for further assessment of results due to the heterogeneity of interventions.
Author's summary: Geographic cohorting improves hospital workflow.
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