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: Tags: Can J Surg Source Type: research