Two physicians at Johns Hopkins have recommended that hospitals should randomly test their physicians for drug and alcohol use, similar to the way other industries in the US do, in order to improve patient safety, a new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association reveals. In addition, the experts say, medical institutions should take a cue from other high-risk industries, like airlines, railways and nuclear power plants, and mandate that doctors ...Saturday, 11 May 2013
Hospitals Should Randomly Test Physicians for Drug and Alcohol Use
Two physicians at Johns Hopkins have recommended that hospitals should randomly test their physicians for drug and alcohol use, similar to the way other industries in the US do, in order to improve patient safety, a new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association reveals. In addition, the experts say, medical institutions should take a cue from other high-risk industries, like airlines, railways and nuclear power plants, and mandate that doctors ...
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