Handoffs and Fumbles
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Handoffs and Fumbles
Just as recent academic literature identifies rising concerns about handoffs, so too do patients. Examining the physician rating site, RateMDs.com(tm), patients show agitation over the stress of nursing and physician shifts. Patients, especially women giving birth, spend time coordinating their hospital encounters to ensure that their physician of choice is on duty throughout the course of their stay.
Tags Patient, Social Media
Start date September, 2009
People Neil Seeman
Format Essay