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Impact of healthcare worker shift scheduling on workforce preservation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dan M KlugerYariv AizenbudAriel JaffeFabio ParisiLilach AizenbudEyal Minsky-FenickJonathan M KlugerShelli FarhadianHarriet M KlugerYuval Kluger
Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2020)
Reducing severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections among healthcare workers is critical. We ran Monte Carlo simulations modeling the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in non-COVID-19 wards, and we found that longer nursing shifts and scheduling designs in which teams of nurses and doctors co-rotate no more frequently than every 3 days can lead to fewer infections.
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  • monte carlo
  • healthcare
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  • coronavirus disease
  • quality improvement
  • molecular dynamics
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