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In a busy urban medical center, Dr. Elena Rossi, a first-year internal medicine resident, was used to the "transient" nature of her work. Like many residents in large academic hospitals, she rotated through different floors every few weeks, rarely seeing the same nurse twice. Communication was functional but rushed, often leading to a "jumble of disconnected providers" rather than a cohesive team.

The story of Elena and Sam reflects the findings of a major 12-month randomized clinical trial. The researchers discovered that while "patient-related metrics" like length of stay didn't change immediately, the of the team did. Download Increased Interprofessional Familiarity pdf

In the old system, nurses were present during inpatient rounds only about 28% of the time. Under the new model, with Elena and Sam consistently on the same team, that frequency jumped to nearly 47% . In a busy urban medical center, Dr