Pulsar Informatics supports hospital study of physician alertness management strategies A 2009 report published by the National Academies on physician training duty hours recommended a protected sleep period of 5 hours during any work shift longer than 16 hours to reduce the risk of fatigue-related errors. In 2011 the governing body that oversees physician training (ACGME) revised duty hour standards to include recommendations related to the use of alertness management strategies, including “strategic napping, especially after 16 hours of continuous duty and between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. Pulsar Informatics was selected to support 2 hospital studies to determine whether a protected sleep period of 5 hours is feasible and effective in increasing the time slept by interns on extended du

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