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> The idea that doctors ... are somehow immune to those effects defies logic. That claim was never made by OP. Can we have a discussion without attacking a straw man, please? You yourself acknowledge you only know one side of equation. If the other components are larger it would not matter that you have shown one aspect - that nobody disputes, incl. OP! - to be negative. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2016/02/…
The parent comment: > Also, on what basis do you say that longer hours with fewer tradeoffs don't improve patient outcomes? You frame it as though it's obvious but is there any evidence to back that up? My wife and most other doctors I know all claim they'd rather have longer hours with fewer handoffs. I responded with evidence. And yeah, I've seen the FIRST study. The control group, in this case, is working a 16 hou…
> The idea that doctors ... are somehow immune to those effects defies logic.
That claim was never made by OP.
It doesn't matter that you responded with "evidence" to a claim you yourself made-up. Just stick to the topic and don't invent stuff.