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Alphanumeric paging in an academic hospital setting.

Tom C Nguyen1, Anna Battat, Chris Longhurst

  • 1Department of Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5641, USA.

American Journal of Surgery
|March 15, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Implementing an alphanumeric paging system significantly improved nursing staff satisfaction and reduced patient care interruptions for residents. This technology enhances physician work efficiency and satisfaction.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Healthcare Management
  • Communication Systems

Background:

  • Physician work environments are often impacted by communication inefficiencies.
  • Traditional paging systems can lead to frequent interruptions and decreased efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of an alphanumeric paging system on the physician work environment.
  • To assess user satisfaction and operational efficiency improvements.

Main Methods:

  • Surveys administered to general surgery residents, faculty, and nurses pre- and post-implementation.
  • Housestaff maintained detailed paging logs to track activity and interruptions.
  • User satisfaction measured via Likert scale surveys; interruptions and callback pages tracked via logs.

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Main Results:

  • Nursing staff satisfaction significantly increased post-implementation, particularly regarding patient care improvements (81.6% vs. 54.1%).
  • Residents reported significantly fewer patient care interruptions (28.2% vs. 46.9%) and reduced callback pages (73.6% vs. 100%).
  • Physician perceptions of text paging capability remained high and did not significantly change post-intervention.

Conclusions:

  • Alphanumeric paging systems are highly rated by study participants.
  • Text-paging technology demonstrates potential to decrease patient care interruptions.
  • Implementation can enhance physician work efficiency and overall job satisfaction.