[Effective inpatient ward round by discharge support team - a report of the inpatient ward round at acute hospital specialized in elderly patient].

As an acute hospital specialized in elderly patient, we utilized an integrated function screening sheet in order for doctors and nurses to start early in the discharge support at the inpatient ward. However, due to inadequate assessment, it consumed a lot of time until the request of discharge arrangement was made. Thus, as one of activities of discharge support team within the hospital, we started the inpatient ward round by team members aiming to begin a discharge support from inpatient ward. As a result of the activity, the round seems to be effective in deciding the direction of discharge, creating co-operative framework, etc. However, it revealed several problems as well. We need to study further identifying a better way of the inpatient ward round.