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Like Day and Night – Shedding Light on Off-Hours Care
David Shulkin n engl j med 358;20 www.nejm.org may 15, 2008

The consequences of service deficiencies during off-hours include higher mortality and readmission rates,3 more surgical complications,4 and more medical errors.5 Given the health care industry’s renewed focus on ensuring patient safety and providing high-quality medical care, why hasn’t the situation changed at the “other hospital”?

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