TY  - JOUR
T1  - PAtient care, resident stress, and government regulation
AU  - Cohen MI, Dancis J, Finberg L, Hirschhorn K, Katz M, Wasserman E
Y1  - 1989/02/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150140067022
JO  - American Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 181
EP  - 182
VL  - 143
IS  - 2
N2  - The Department of Health of New York State has taken the lead in addressing the problem of resident fatigue, which has been perceived as a possible cause of errors in patient care. The suggested solutions are also designed to alleviate stress among house officers due to overlong work hours with very sick patients. Different specialties have different types of problems with the proposed solution. For example, surgical residents do a certain minimum number of operations that cannot be scheduled conveniently to conform with the recommended residency schedules. In this discussion we will outline the reactions of the chairs and program directors of departments of pediatrics in the state of New York. New York may not be alone in these changes—legislation has been introduced in other states, and their health departments are considering similar recommendations. In New York the health commissioner has the mandate to regulate without
SN  - 0002-922X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150140067022
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150140067022
ER  -