Shifting indirect patient care duties to after hours in the era of work hours restrictions.
Mourad M, Vidyarthi A, Hollander H, et al. Shifting indirect patient care duties to after hours in the era of work hours restrictions. Acad Med. 2011;86(5):586-90. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e318212e1cb.
This study found that dictating discharge summaries was a task residents commonly completed after hours. With greater work hour restrictions on the horizon, strategies to manage indirect patient care activities may include using them as opportunities to teach system-based practice improvement.