Evaluating the Impact of a Call Triage Assistant on Resident Efficiency, Errors, and Stress
| Autor: | Jennifer L Levy, Mary H. Scanlon, Joshua K. Cho, Osigbemhe Iyalomhe, Colbey W. Freeman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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business.industry
Internship and Residency Efficiency medicine.disease Triage Turnaround time 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Stress level Workflow 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical emergency Diagnostic Errors business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 17(3) |
| ISSN: | 1558-349X |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a call triage assistant, who answered telephone calls to the main reading room during the busiest hours of weekend call, would impact resident workflow efficiency, diagnostic errors, and stress level.The call triage assistant answered all telephone calls to the main reading room from 12 pm to 7 pm on 6 weekend days over a 3-month period. We compared report turnaround times and resident discrepancy rates on these days with control days, when the same residents were on call without the assistant. We also surveyed residents to determine whether the assistants relieved anxiety associated with the call shift.We recorded 168 telephone calls over the study period. We found the majority of telephone calls could be handled by the assistant without disturbing the on-call resident, resulting in a 71% reduction in interruptions. The mean turnaround time for studies read on the days the assistant was on duty was 44.3 min, compared with 75.2 min on the control days (P.01). Resident major discrepancy rates (0.4% on the intervention days compared to 0.2% on the control days) were similar (P = .58), as were minor discrepancy rates (7.5% on the intervention days compared with 6.7% on the control days; P = .61). Residents reported fewer distractions, improved workflow efficiency, and decreased call-related stress when the assistant was on duty.A call triage assistant effectively improved workflow efficiency and reduced resident stress on call. Resident error rates were unaffected by the presence of the assistant. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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