Share of Cost, Call For Hospitals To Establish Drug, Alcohol Tests For Physicians
Thursday, Jan. 9th 2014 9:00 AM
To improve patient safety, hospitals should randomly test physicians for drug and alcohol use in much the same way other major industries in the United States do to protect their customers. The recommendation comes from two Johns Hopkins physicians and patient safety experts in a commentary published online recently in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
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