The impact of shifting hospitalist switch days from Monday to Tuesday.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/jhm.70176.
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Abstract
There is limited data on which hospitalist switch day is optimal for hospital operations and throughput. A quality improvement intervention was implemented, changing the hospitalist switch day from Monday to Tuesday. Retrospective observational analysis revealed an increase in Monday discharges (1.3%, p = .01), a decrease in Tuesday discharges (-1.6%, p < .005), and a significant reduction in 30-day unplanned readmission rates (-1.5%, p = .003), with no significant changes in the average length of stay. Additional studies are needed to further verify these findings in different hospital settings and to consider other switch day patterns.
Medical subject headings
- Hospitalists
- Patient Discharge
- Quality Improvement