HEALTH: A systematic issue

From: Michael M. Butler (mmb@spies.com)
Date: Thu Feb 20 2003 - 15:47:05 MST

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    Not sure that a managed-care "safety net" would have helped here.
    Overworked is overworked. Vide 120-hour hospital resident "days".
    But they say it buiilds character and shakes out the weaklings...

    <http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,425201,00.html>

    The bright spot:

    "...in the wake of this tragedy, they have received high marks
    for their conduct since the accident. Duke is doing all the
    right things — both legally and ethically, says Schochor.
    'They're analyzing their internal protocol to insure against
    future errors, and they're accepting responsibility for what
    happened, which is something we don't often see in cases like this.'"



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