In this review article, we address issues related to using data from anesthesia information
management systems (AIMS) to deliver near real-time alerts via AIMS workstation popups …

Background Frequent pages can disrupt workflow, interrupt patient care, and may contribute
to physician burnout. We hypothesized that paging volumes followed consistent temporal …

Importance Handoffs have significantly increased in number following Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) work-hour restrictions. Studies have shown …

Background Daily attending rounds (AR) are a cornerstone of teaching and patient care in
academic health centers. Interruptions in health care are common and can cause increased …

Introduction: Hospital-based medical services are increasingly utilizing team-based pagers
and smartphones to streamline communications. However, an unintended consequence …

Methods: Implementation of secure text messaging occurred via Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles
focused on education, feedback, and electronic health record interventions. We collected …

Ineffective communication between nursing staff and residents leads to numerous
educational and patient-care interruptions, increasing resident stress and overall workload …

Background Workflow interruptions are frequent in hospital outpatient clinics. Eventually, not
only reducing the work efficiency and quality, but also further threatening patient safety. Over …

Background: A significant proportion of on-call resident workload is related to answering and
managing pages. Ophthalmology residents see high volumes of patients on call, but little is …

Objective An excessive amount of nonurgent pages may disrupt patient care, reduce
efficiency, and contribute to burnout. We present detailed paging data to analyze frequency …