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The eMatchPhysicians Blog 
Cuts in Resident Hours Lead to Higher Costs
Posted on: Monday, June 15, 2009
In 2008, residency programs were changed to limit residency hours so that residents wouldn’t be made to work shifts that are longer than 16 hours without sleep, and various other changes designed to maintain the health and quality of life of medical residents. However, according to a new study just put out by the New England Journal of Medicine, these changes will cost the health care industry roughly $1.8 billion.
The facts that the study is based on are the costs of hiring replacement workers for those hours. This is good or bad news depending on what side of the industry you are on – if you are in a medical profession, there is bound to be more work for you at the entry level. If you are a health care organization of any kind, you are probably already experiencing the manpower dent that these regulations have made.
There are also debates about patient safety if they are being handed off between doctors and residents. This is an issue that is likely to resolve itself when mandated EHR’s come into existence over the course of the next few years. For the time being, the general consensus is that a patient would prefer a well-rested resident to one who hasn’t had any sleep in the last day.
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