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Further Research (Does Multitasking Improve Performance? Evidence from the Emergency Department)

  • Future research on physician staffing can incorporate the relationship between multitasking and physician throughput. In deciding the ideal number of physicians to staff, some considerations might include 1) cost of staffing a physician, 2) cost of patient waiting (prior to physician assignment), 3) congestion in the waiting area, 4) throughput rate, and 5) quality of care, among others.

  • Authors suggest a randomized control study where physicians are assigned to varying levels of multitasking would allow us to examine the extent to which physician decision to multitask drives performance.

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Updated 2021-07-27

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