Opportunities
-
Teaching
hospitals provide high quality clinical care to high risk patient
populations (with generally better patient outcomes)
- Review
of care by multiple providers
- Evidenced-based
approach to care
- Potential
access to cutting edge therapies,
technologies
- Review
of care by multiple providers
- Residents at interface
of education and patient care
- “Residents live in the interstices of an imperfect health care system.” -Donald Berwick, MD
- Residents ideally positioned to identify opportunities for patient safety/clinical quality improvement