The study’s authors examined 39 different studies on academic year-end changeover effects and determined that mortality rates do rise during July while efficiency indicators decline. The study was unable to conclude the effects of changeover on morbidity, safety or the degree of risk posed.
Read the article abstract in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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