The impact of interruptions on clinical task completion.

Johanna I. Westbrook; Enrico Coiera; William T M Dunsmuir; Bruce M. Brown; Norm Kelk; Richard Paoloni; Cuong Tran

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The impact of interruptions on clinical task completion.

July 7, 2010

Westbrook JI, Coiera E, Dunsmuir WTM, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(4):284-9.

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This study of emergency physicians found that interruptions while performing clinical tasks were common and often resulted in the task being delayed or not completed at all.

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