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Separating residents' inpatient and outpatient responsibilities: improving patient safety, learning environments, and relationships with continuity patients.

Bates CK, Yang J, Huang G, et al. Acad Med. 2015 Aug 4; [Epub ahead of print].

Implementation of a revised schedule that separated internal medicine residents' inpatient and outpatient clinical responsibilities resulted in enhanced perception of patient safety in both settings and improved patient continuity in ambulatory clinics.

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