Faculty survey responses
Question | No. (%) of respondents* n = 15 |
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Any experience with Toronto General Hospital general internal medicine–oncology Overnight Hospitalist program in clinical experience at Toronto General Hospital | 15 (100) |
Satisfaction with overall quality of care delivered at Toronto General Hospital, mean Likert score† ± SD | 3.6 ± 1.7 |
Since development of the Overnight Hospitalist program, the quality of care delivered at Toronto General Hospital general internal medicine has: | |
Improved | 11 (73) |
Stayed the same | 2 (13) |
Decreased | 2 (13) |
The Overnight Hospitalist program has decreased medical errors, mean Likert score‡ ± SD | 3.6 ± 1.2 |
The Overnight Hospitalist program leads to faster overnight evaluation of patients who are already admitted on the wards, mean Likert score‡ ± SD | 4.6 ± 0.9 |
The Overnight Hospitalist program leads to faster evaluation of new patients in the emergency department, mean Likert score‡ ± SD | 4.5 ± 0.9 |
The educational experience on the internal medicine CTU has improved as a result of the Overnight Hospitalist program, mean Likert score‡ ± SD | 4.1 ± 1.3 |
Effect of the Overnight Hospitalist program on your medical billings | |
No change | 7 (47) |
Decrease | 2 (13) |
Not sure | 6 (40) |
The Overnight Hospitalist program makes the hospital more attractive to residents, mean Likert score‡ ± SD | 4.0 ± 1.7 |
The Overnight Hospitalist program has reduced trainee burnout, mean Likert score‡ ± SD | 4.1 ± 1.0 |
The Overnight Hospitalist program has reduced faculty/attending physician burnout, mean Likert score‡ ± SD | 3.5 ± 1.0 |
The Overnight Hospitalist program improves my satisfaction while attending at Toronto General Hospital, mean Likert score‡ ± SD | 4.1 ± 1.1 |
Benefits of the Overnight Hospitalist program§ | |
Trainees have no need to obtain handover from or cross-cover teams overnight | 12 (80) |
Trainees do not need to hand over in the morning to more than 1 team | 11 (73) |
Trainees do not need to admit to more than 1 team overnight | 9 (60) |
Trainees have fewer patients to evaluate and admit from the emergency department overnight | 12 (80) |
Trainees do not need to manage transfers from other hospitals to the ward overnight | 6 (40) |
Trainees have fewer distractions from their admitting and call duties when working overnight | 11 (73) |
There is a dedicated physician in house to cover general internal medicine–oncology patients (Team 10) | 13 (87) |
There is a dedicated physician in house to admit general internal medicine–oncology patients (Team 10) | 14 (93) |
The physician covering general internal medicine–oncology patients (Team 10) and admitting new patients to Team 10 is more experienced | 12 (80) |
There is a greater likelihood that the trainee will be able to rest/sleep overnight | 4 (27) |
There is a greater likelihood that I will be able to rest/sleep overnight | 6 (40) |
There is a reduced need for trainees to communicate with the attending physician overnight | 6 (40) |
The nurses have improved access to physicians overnight regarding urgent patient issues | 8 (53) |
None of the above | 1 (7) |