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Safety of using a computerized rounding and sign-out system to reduce resident duty hours.
Van Eaton EG, McDonough K, Lober WB, Johnson EA, Pellegrini CA, Horvath KD. Acad Med. 2010;85:1189-1195.

Use of a computerized rounding and signout system improved continuity and resident efficiency in inpatient resident teams at two hospitals. However, this study found no significant reduction in voluntarily reported errors or adverse events.
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