Old-school doctors on resident work-hour restrictions

The WSJ Health Blog writes about a recent survey suggesting that older physicians are work-hour restrictions the thumbs-down:

But the faculty docs had mostly bad things to say about the rules, and those who had been teaching for five years or more were more likely than their less-experienced colleagues to be sour on the work limits. Among the overall findings:

* Eighty-seven percent of the doctors thought continuity of care had worsened, and 75% thought the physician-patient relationship had deteriorated.
* Sixty-six percent said residents’ education had gotten worse, 73% said residents were less accountable to patients and 57% said residents’ ability to place patient needs above their own had declined.
* Half thought residents’ well being improved. But 56% of the teaching faculty found teaching less satisfying.

This issue has been discussed here extensively on numerous occasions.

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