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Shifting indirect patient care duties to after hours in the era of work hours restrictions.
July 2, 2014
Mourad M, Vidyarthi A, Hollander H, et al. Acad Med. 2011;86(5):586-90.
This study found that dictating discharge summaries was a task residents commonly completed after hours. With greater work hour restrictions on the horizon, strategies to manage indirect patient care activities may include using them as opportunities to teach system-based practice improvement.
