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- Title
Electronic Distractions Can Be Costly to Surgeons, ASCs.
- Abstract
The article examines how electronic distractions can Be costly to surgeons and Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). It mentions that healthcare professionals can be more fixated on the electronic chart than on patient. It also mentions electronic distractions in healthcare include worsening patient care and vigilance; and creating guidelines for electronic device use that include placing electronic devices on silent or vibrate to minimize interruptions of patient care.
- Subjects
ANESTHESIOLOGISTS; COMPULSIVE behavior; GAMES; LEGAL liability; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL care costs; MEDICAL errors; PERSONNEL management; PHYSICIAN-patient relations; SURGICAL clinics; INTERNET addiction; DISTRACTION; SMARTPHONES; PHYSICIANS' attitudes
- Publication
Same-Day Surgery, 2018, Vol 42, Issue 7, p79
- ISSN
0190-5066
- Publication type
Article