Is it time to rethink how we page physicians? Understanding paging patterns in a tertiary care hospital

• Main Authors: Luke Witherspoon (Author), Emily Nham (Author), Hamidreza Abdi (Author), Ali Dergham (Author), Thomas Skinner (Author), J. Stuart Oake (Author), James Watterson (Author), Luke T. Lavallée (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Frequent 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....