Figure 1. Time of day that continuous cardiac monitoring (CCM) was initiated.

When patients were cared for by the day team of residents/medical students/ attending hospitalists, 51% of the orders for CCM were placed (22.0% between 7 AM and noon, 29.5% between noon and 7 PM). When most patients were cared for by the overnight residents/supervising hospitalists, 49% of the orders were placed (23.6% between 7 PM and midnight, 24.8% between midnight and 7 AM).