Meeting
Abstract Number: 2
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Effective and timely communication among caregivers is one of the 2016 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals set forth by the Joint Commission. The pager messaging system remains predominant in the U.S health care system, but is this one-way pager device falling out of favor over smart phones in the health care setting? There is […]
Abstract Number: 413
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Medical teams may take care of patients on multiple units. Traditionally, alpha-numeric pagers have been the primary means for nurses to contact resident physicians off geographic units. However, mobile devices are increasingly being used and there are few studies that have analyzed their effectiveness as a means of communication compared to pagers. Purpose: The […]