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Study: Shorter hours hurt resident training


June 28, 2010 by Carol Katarsky

Despite claims that shortening residents’ hours would improve both their training and patient care, a recent study suggests the opposite is true.

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Family practice docs spending more time per patient: Pros and cons


November 18, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

New research shows family practice doctors have been seeing adult patients more often, and spending more time per patient visit. So what’s the outcome of all those extra hours?

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Can long hours cause death from overwork?


November 10, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

Every health exec has fielded complaints about too-long shifts from staffers.

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