Work hour rules and contributors to patient care mistakes: A focus group study with internal medicine residents

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 228-237

  Fletcher, Kathlyn E ^a,b   Parekh, Vikas ^c   Halasyamani, Lakshmi ^d   Kaufman, Samuel R ^c   Schapira, Marilyn ^a,b   Ertl, Kristyn ^a,b   Saint, Sanjay ^c,e  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

^e VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Graduate medical education; Patient safety; Physician staffing; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 48349083875     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.288     Document Type: Article

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