Shadowfax talks about how doctors are left out of the loop when it comes to new equipment in the hospital or office.
Especially in the hospital setting, there are so many physicians who work on shifts, it is impossible to involve all of them in the decision making for every new device.
One question raised is how long will it take before this leads to significant medical error?
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