Service census caps and unit-based admissions: resident workload, conference attendance, duty hour compliance, and patient safety.

Abstract

Census caps and unit-based admissions were associated with improvements in resident workload, conference attendance, duty hour compliance, and readmission rates while patient outcomes were maintained.

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Subjects

• Congresses as Topic
• Hospital Units
• Humans
• Internship and Residency
• Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
• Patient Admission
• Patient Safety
• Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
• Prospective Studies
• Work Schedule Tolerance
• Workload

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Authors

• Uma Thanarajasingam
• Furman S McDonald
• Andrew J Halvorsen
• James M Naessens
• Rosa L Cabanela
• Matthew G Johnson
• Paul R Daniels
• Amy W Williams
• Darcy A Reed

Publication date

2012-04-03

Journal

Journal topics

• Medicine

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 59906, USA. thanarajasingam.uma [at] mayo.edu

Release reference

Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Apr;87(4):320-7

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