Authors: Bernstein J, Maccourt DC, Jacob DM, Mehta S BACKGROUND: Resident duty hours have been restricted to 80 per week, a limitation thought to increase patient safety by allowing adequate sleep. Yet decreasing work hours increases the number of patient exchanges (so-called “handoff”) at the end of shifts.

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Utilizing Information Technology to Mitigate the Handoff Risks Caused by Resident Work Hour Restrictions.