The effect of workload reduction on the quality of residents' discharge summaries

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-32

  Coit, Margaret H ^a   Katz, Joel T ^a   McMahon, Graham T ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

discharge summary; residency design; work hours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESIDENT; WORKLOAD;

HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78751591213     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1465-z     Document Type: Article

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