The Incubator
The Incubator
Ben Courchia & Daphna Yasova Barbeau
#442 - [Journal Club] - 📌 Does 24 hour in house staffing decrease physician productivity metrics?
18 minutes Posted May 12, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail Is your NICU considering the shift to 24 hour in house attending coverage? In this episode of Journal Club, we explore a provocative brief communication from the Journal of Perinatology. Ben and Daphna discuss the impact of moving from home call to on site presence at UC Davis. While the change was intended to improve patient care, the data reveals a surprising 15 percent decrease in work RVUs. We examine how proactive weaning and bedside presence might actually lower billing...