ReviewBMC health services research2019
Is it time to rethink how we page physicians? Understanding paging patterns in a tertiary care hospital.
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- Are Text Pages an Effective Nudge to Increase Attendance at Internal Medicine Morning Report Conferences? A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2023Article
- The Perceived Ease of Use and Perceived Usefulness of a Web-Based Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration Platform in the Hospital Setting: Interview Study With Health Care Providers.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Towards better understanding of workplace factors contributing to hospitalist burden and burnout prior to COVID-19 pandemic.Applied ergonomics · 2023Article
- Ophthalmology on Call: Evaluating the Volume, Urgency, and Type of Pages Received at a Tertiary Care Center.Cureus · 2022Article
- To the Editor: Actions More Powerful Than Words-An Impactful Approach to Overcoming Page Burden.Journal of graduate medical education · 2021Article
- Is it time to rethink how we page physicians? Understanding paging patterns in a tertiary care hospital.BMC health services research · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundFrequent pages can disrupt workflow, interrupt patient care, and may contribute to physician burnout. We hypothesized that paging volumes followed consistent temporal trends, regardless of the medical or surgical service, reflecting systems based issues present in our hospitals.
methodsA retrospective review of the hospital paging systems for 4 services at The Ottawa Hospital was performed. Resident paging data from April 1 to July 31, 2018 were collected for services with a single primary pager number including orthopaedic surgery, general surgery, neurology, and neurosurgery. Trends in paging volume during the 4-month period were examined. Variables examined included the location of origin of the page (emergency room vs. inpatient unit), and day/time of the page.
resultsDuring the study period, 25,797 pages were received by the 4 services, averaging 211 (± Standard Deviation (SD) 12) pages per day. 19,371 (75%) pages were from in-patient hospital units, while 6426 (24%) were pages from the emergency room. The median interval between pages across all specialties was 22:30 min. Emergency room pages peaked between 16:30 and 20:00, while in-patient units peaked between 17:30 and 18:30.
conclusionsEach service experienced frequent paging with similar patterns of marked increases at specific times. This study identifies areas for future study about what the factors are that contribute to the paging patterns observed.
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