Participant observation of time allocation, direct patient contact and simultaneous activities in hospital physicians

• Main Authors: Zupanc Andrea (Author), Müller Andreas (Author), Weigl Matthias (Author), Angerer Peter (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hospital physicians' time is a critical resource in medical care. Two aspects are of interest. First, the time spent in direct patient contact - a key principle of effective medical care. Second, simultaneous task performance (&...