February 5, 2013
Focus on Hospitals’ ‘July Effect’
Some people believe that being admitted to a teaching hospital in July, when the new medical residents have just arrived, is a guarantee of poor care, and some research supports that view. But a new study suggests that fear of the “July effect” may be exaggerated…“If there really was a July effect, we would expect […]
Tags: Jennifer S. McDonald, July Effect, medical residents, New York Times, teaching hospital