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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    1. Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 9 Mar 2013

      Worthwhile: @USAToday on 1000s of patients w/ surgical sponges left inside them & the ignored money-saving solutions http://usat.ly/ZoF8z3 

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    2. David Fiske‏ @dffiske 9 Mar 2013
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      @Atul_Gawande @USATODAY Why should doctors do this? They get paid to fix the problems they create.

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      Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 10 Mar 2013
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      .@dffiske Not this one. Insurers don't pay for sponge removal costs + you get sued. $150M spent buying sponges, $500M++ on forgotten ones.

      4:13 AM - 10 Mar 2013
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        1. Bill Wilson‏ @will_billson 10 Mar 2013
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          @Atul_Gawande what's stopping every sponge from having those RF transmitters in them? Too much $? It sounds like they'd pay for themselves.

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        1. Deb Handlos DeVoe‏ @DebNJ56 10 Mar 2013
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          @Atul_Gawande Operating Room personnel do conduct sponge and instrument counts, as you know, poor quality if not adhering to it

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        2.  ❌ 🎆‏ @SqueegeeSink 10 Mar 2013
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          @Atul_Gawande @dffiske not a dr but it seems like an app could be made to track all tools used in surgery so they don't get lost

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        3. David Fiske‏ @dffiske 4 May 2013
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          @SqueegeeSink @Atul_Gawande You're right. But Goldhill is saying the doctors lack a focused market incentive to improve safety. So no sale

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        1. David Fiske‏ @dffiske 10 Mar 2013
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          @Atul_Gawande Thanks, didn't know about insurance not paying. But the cost gets socialized somehow, as Goldhill points out.

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        1. rahul k‏ @theimpregnable 10 Mar 2013
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          @Atul_Gawande sir do you speak marathi ?.

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