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The hospital has subsequently altered its story. The doctors knew about the patient's travel, and didn't act: "Friday evening, the hospital effectively retract
by timr 12y ago
The hospital has subsequently altered its story. The doctors knew about the patient's travel, and didn't act:
"Friday evening, the hospital effectively retracted that portion of its statement, saying that “there was no flaw” in its electronic health records system. The hospital said “the patient’s travel history was documented and available to the full care team in the electronic health record (E.H.R.), including within the physician’s workflow."
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/04/us/containing-ebola-cdc-troops-west-africa.html http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/04/us/containing-ebola-cdc-tr...
- Kerlix 12y agoYeah, that's what I suspected: just another arrogant piece of shit doctor who thinks s/he's too important to be bothered learning anything about his/her patients. This patient neglect by way of physician arrogance is endemic and far more dangerous to the health of all the individuals in this country than most of the ailments for which patients initially seek treatment.
- maxharris 12y agoarrogant piece of shit doctor Please, be civil.
- tiatia 12y agoThey are more common than you think.
- pyre 12y agoThere is a bar for passing to become a doctor. You have no way of knowing if your doctor just barely passed or was top of the class.
- btown 12y agoOn top of this, grades are an imperfect indicator for whether a doctor is detail-oriented when dealing with patients. Just because they ace all the tests doesn't make them a great doctor.
- _random_ 12y agoNow that's an industry waiting for disruption. Automate them away.
- Thriptic 12y agoWhile it is true that errors during care transitions are a well known and difficult to solve problem, they rarely result from people not giving a fuck.
- afarrell 12y agoAlthough sleep deprivation and apathy might look similar.