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Longer shifts reduce the numbers of times a patient is passed from one provider to another. Reducing those "handoffs" is good for the patient (that tends to be
by JshWright 10y ago
Longer shifts reduce the numbers of times a patient is passed from one provider to another. Reducing those "handoffs" is good for the patient (that tends to be where things fall through the cracks).
- unabridged 10y agoIt doesn't have to be 15 hrs, it can be 30 hrs. You can have systems like all patients covered by 3 doctors and only 1 of 3 handoff at a time.