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Christopher M O'Donnell1, Marsha Stern1, Traci Leong1
1Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
Abstract:
Little research in hospital medicine examines the effects of hospitalist continuity on patient outcomes. This study implemented a novel staffing model with approximately half of rounding teams starting their 7-day workweek on Monday and the others on Friday. Teams admitted their own patients on their first 4 days with additional nighttime admissions handed off to those teams. No admissions were given to teams on their last 3 days. Length of stay was significantly reduced from 6.34 days in 2015 to 5.7 days in 2016 (P < .002) with a significant decrease in handoffs. There was an increase in odds ratio of death (1.37, SE = .128) with each additional hospitalist involved in a patient's care while adjusting for year and number of patient diagnoses (P < .001). There was no statistical difference in charges, 30-day readmissions, or mortality between years.
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