Impact of 4 + 1 Block Scheduling on Patient Care Continuity in Resident Clinic
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 9 January 2014Open access
Kathleen Heist, Mary Guese, Michelle Nikels, Rachel Swigris, Karen M. Chacko
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4 + 1 schedule improves visit continuity from a resident perspective, and may compromise visit continuityFrom the patient perspective, but allows for improved laboratory follow-up, which should be part of an emerging modern definition of continuity.
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4 + 1 schedule improves visit continuity from a resident perspective, and may compromise visit continuity from the patient perspective, but allows for improved laboratory follow-up, which we pose should be part of an emerging modern definition of continuity.
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