Internal Medicine Residents’ Perspectives on Effects of 2011 ACGME Work Hour Regulations on Patient Care
Teaching and Learning in MedicinePublished 3 July 2014
Sumedh S. Hoskote, Girish N. Nadkarni, Narender Annapureddy, Aneesha Shetty, Ethan D. Fried
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Most residents believe that the new work hour limitations would continue to uphold patient safety, but handoffs in care must be restricted, and that reducing handoffs would improve patient care.
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Most residents believe that the new work hour limitations would continue to uphold patient safety, but handoffs in care must be restricted.
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