Use of a Real-Time Locating System to Assess Internal Medicine Resident Location and Movement in the Hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The patient-physician clinical encounter is the cornerstone of medical training, yet residents spend as little as 12% of their time in direct patient contact.

Objectives

To use a real-time locating system (RTLS) to characterize intern work experiences in the hospital, understand factors associated with time spent at patients' bedsides, and inform future interventions to increase time spent with patients.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study was conducted from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019 (ie, the academic year 2018-2019). Internal medicine residents from postgraduate year 1 (interns) at an academic medical center wore an infrared badge that recorded location and duration (eg, patient room, ward hall, physician workroom). Data were

SUBMITTER: Rosen MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9178434 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature