Turning a new “page”: ways to decrease the number of pages after hours without compromising patient care
Conclusion: Although physician coverage throughout the day and night is necessary for high-quality and safe patient care, communication with on-call physicians should be only for appropriate reasons. The provision of consistent teaching and alternative communication channels can improve patient care as well as decrease the number of after-hour pages.
PMID: 32216252 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Schröder A, Farhat WA, Bägli DJ, Lorenzo AJ, Koyle MA Tags: Can J Surg Source Type: research
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