Journal article
Time Study of Clinical and Nonclinical Workload in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Abstract
We describe a detailed, cross-sectional, self-report time study of laboratory physician tasks in a regionalized, multisite academic setting, using custom data collection templates programmed into personal digital assistants (PDAs). The 7-week study was completed by 56 medical and scientific staff (86% participation rate). Participants recorded 12,781 PDA entries of specific tasks completed during the study period. The mean number of entries per …
Authors
Trotter MJ; Larsen ET; Tait N; Wright JR
Journal
American Journal of Clinical Pathology, Vol. 131, No. 6, pp. 759–767
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
June 1, 2009
DOI
10.1309/ajcp8sko6bujqxhd
ISSN
0002-9173