Long work hours among physicians is a worldwide issue in the healthcare arena. Previous
studies have largely focused on the work hours of resident physicians rather than those of …

Background: Since the fee-for-service reimbursement mechanism has been under the
global budget of the National Health Insurance program, physicians' workloads have been …

Background Residents experience the longest working hours among physicians. Thus, it
would be beneficial to perform a nationwide survey in Japan on residents' long work hours …

Background The culture of excessively long overtime work in Japan has not been recently
addressed. New legislation on working hours, including a limitation on maximum overtime …

Context Recent trends in hours worked by physicians may affect workforce needs but have
not been thoroughly analyzed. Objectives To estimate trends in hours worked by US …

Importance Physician work hours are an underexplored facet of the physician workforce that
can inform policy for the rapidly changing health care labor market. Objective To examine …

Background Examining influential, highly cited articles can show the advancement of
knowledge about the effect of resident physicians' long work hours, as well as the benefits …

Abstract Background In both Europe and the US, resident physician work hour reduction has
been a source of controversy within academic medicine. In 2008, the Institute of Medicine …

Background Physician shortage has become an urgent and critical challenge to many
countries. According to the workforce dynamic model, long work hours may be one major …

Background It has been posited that high workload and long work hours for trainees could
affect the quality and efficiency of patient care. Duty hour restrictions seek to balance patient …