The earlier the longer: Disproportionate time allocated to patients discussed early in attending physician handoff sessions

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 1762-1764

  Cohen, Michael D ^a   Ilan, Roy ^b,c   Garrett, Lyndon ^d   LeBaron, Curtis ^d   Christianson, Marlys K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 84871390593     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/2013.jamainternmed.65     Document Type: Article

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